Chiera attends Menendez roundtable on PSLF
AFTNJ President Donna M. Chiera on Aug. 1 was among the participants in a roundtable discussion about public service…
AFT has five virtual student debt clinics in June
The AFT will present five virtual student debt clinics in June, starting with a June 2 session from 7-8:30…
Murphy touts PSLF program’s availability, expanded eligibility
Gov. Phil Murphy on May 23 led a roundtable discussion about the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, describing…
Weingarten v. DeVos settled; AFT taps online resource Summer to navigate PSLF process
The 2019 lawsuit Weingarten v. DeVos, filed by AFT President Randi Weingarten, the AFT and eight other plaintiffs against…
Online resource Summer simplifies student debt
Summer is an AFT-trusted online resource designed to navigate the landscape of student loan repayments. By using this free…
AFT members can simplify student debt with Summer online platform
The American Federation of Teachers is providing its members with a free subscription to Summer, a trusted online platform…
My salary at Rutgers was so low I had to declare bankruptcy at age 27, teaching assistant says
Alexandra A. Adams, Star-Ledger Guest Columnist Although we narrowly avoided going on a teaching strike at Rutgers University, it…
Bargaining for the Common Good Rally
American Federation of Teachers EVP Mary Cathryn Ricker and Rutgers AAUP-AFT Pres Deepa Kumar talk to students at Rutgers…
Rutgers students, workers march to demand $15 minimum wage on campus
Alexis Johnson, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Hundreds of Rutgers students and unionized employees rallied Friday in a continued…
Videos: Students Tell Their Stories #FundEOF
Students from the Equal Opportunity Fund program from colleges around the state visited the New Jersey Statehouse Thursday to…
Nick Yovnello Social Justice Scholarship Winners: Students Confront Campus Rape Culture, Anti-LGBTQ and Anti-Muslim Bias
Scholarship winners Amanda Gonzalez and Maryam Sarhan tell the stories of their activism. Amanda, Maryam and Kelsea Rowan were…
EOF program sees extra million after state budget is passed
By Manuel Silva-Paulus The Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) program has reversed cuts to the program proposed by New Jersey…
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