PERS to present webinars for AFTNJ adjuncts
The Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) will present two workshops in May for AFTNJ adjunct professors who would like…
Rutgers personnel among the speakers at education reform conference
Registration is now open for this year’s Education Reform, Communities and Social Justice Research Conference, taking place via Zoom…
Biden’s American Jobs Plan ‘reimagines our schools,’ says Weingarten
The American Jobs Plan, introduced March 31 by President Joe Biden, is “a down payment on our woefully underinvested…
William Paterson staff, students star in videos to help prevent layoffs, save programs
As negotiations continue between William Paterson University administration and AFT Local 1796 over possible cutbacks, WPU’s workers and students…
Rutgers, MSU and Rowan land on the latest Best Grad Schools list
Rutgers University’s business schools in Newark and New Brunswick tied for 44th in that category on the U.S. News &…
Murphy expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to include higher education workers
Effective April 5, all educators and staff at New Jersey’s institutions of higher learning will be eligible to receive…
Colleges, universities prepare for freshmen with learning loss
While high school students might not be experiencing learning loss during the pandemic in the same way as K-8…
Local 1904’s Sullivan blasts Montclair State’s phishing experiment
A March 16 email sent by Montclair State University to faculty members with a link to schedule a COVID-19…
New issue of AFT’s American Educator out now
The spring 2021 issue of AFT’s American Educator is available now. Among the highlights: Jeanne Wanzek’s story on how…
Murphy, Weingarten praise American Rescue Plan
Joined March 12 by U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez and U.S. Sen. Cory Booker at city hall in Elizabeth, New…
Hughes, Rutgers AAUP-AFT celebrate university’s fossil fuel policy
Rutgers University on March 9 enacted a policy that prohibits new investments in fossil fuel companies and also divests…
N.J. is tops in education, per Best States ranking
New Jersey has finished first in the education category of U.S. News & World Report’s Best States rankings for…
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