Teachers union leader urges Chris Christie to apologize to teacher he yelled at
By Valerie Strauss American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten sent a letter to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie…
Student Debt and Dwindling Public Resources for Higher Education Threaten Americans’ Access to College, AFT Report Finds
WASHINGTON—As education leaders across the nation are calling on Congress to act before July 1 to prevent student loan…
Controversial teacher prep ranking gives top grades to Kean, Rutgers-Camden, Seton Hall
By Kelly Heyboer/ The Star-Ledger Kean University, Rutgers-Camden and Seton Hall University were among the schools earning top marks…
AFT on the Passing of U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg
WASHINGTON-Statement of American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, AFT New Jersey President Donna Chiera, and Health Professionals and…
Union Chief Recommends Delay in Use of Test Scores
By Javier C. Hernandez Warning that a new set of academic standards was on the verge of falling into…
Teaching strategies trump togas at Share My Lesson party
The Perth Amboy (N.J.) Federation/AFT substituted lessons for libations on March 9, and turned the BYOB party into a…
L.A. Teachers’ Union Beats Back Attempt by Bloomberg, Rhee and Murdoch to Buy School Board
By Samantha Winslow New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, not satisfied with pushing his corporate vision on public schools…
Seeking Growth, Nurses’ Union Links to Teachers’ Union
By Steven Greenhouse One of the nation’s largest nurses’ unions — the National Federation of Nurses — plans to…
AFT Food Drive, Supporting Our Communities Impacted by Hurricane Sandy
More than 100 AFT members came together with the New Jersey State AFL-CIO yesterday in Hazlet to collect and…
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