Abeigon explains NTU’s position on remote learning
With the latest round of remote learning in Newark public schools set to end Jan. 18, Newark Teachers Union…
Chiera: Extending N.J.’s school mask mandate is a must
With Gov. Phil Murphy’s school mask mandate (via Executive Order No. 251) due to expire Jan. 11, AFTNJ President…
Chiera discusses COVID’s toll on teachers with N.J. Senate Education Committee
AFTNJ President Donna M. Chiera was among the speakers Jan. 6 during a virtual meeting with the New Jersey…
NJ DOH issues guidance for test to stay in K-12
The New Jersey Department of Health on Jan. 1 issued interim guidance for implementing test to stay (TTS) in…
Updated guidelines reduce quarantine for N.J. students exposed to COVID
Per updated state guidelines, students in New Jersey who’ve had close contact with COVID-positive classmates or teachers now only…
AFT launches Reading Opens the World initiative
AFT President Randi Weingarten on Dec. 14 visited Malcolm X Elementary School in Washington, D.C., for the launch of…
Playtime can be beneficial in early education
Citing recent reports and other sources, EdSource’s Karen D’Souza writes about how “the time on the playground pays off in…
Study looks at higher education’s disengaged learners
In a recent survey of 3,000-plus people ages 20-34 who’ve discontinued their pursuit of a college degree, 32 percent…
New communities of practice target learning recovery, early school success
The U.S. Department of Education on Dec. 2 introduced two communities of practice to assist states in addressing the…
Solidarity aplenty at Local 1796’s layoff protest rally
Labor leaders and union members from across New Jersey joined students from William Paterson University on Nov. 19 for…
Teacher pivots in effort to bring students up to speed in ‘the reading year’
Around America, “the first months of school this fall have laid bare what many in education feared: Students are…
Murphy signs bill establishing Kean as a public urban research university
As part of a wave of legislation action Nov. 8, Gov. Phil Murphy signed S3811/A5769, which establishes Kean University…
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