Pedagogy gets an assist from technology
Over the course of the pandemic, educators’ comfort level in teaching with technology “got a little bit better,” says…
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New Zoom functions fulfill educators’ requests
Zoom recently introduced a handful of features in response to feedback from educators. Virtual background and blur are now…
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PEN America conducts formal count of school book bans
Responding to the recent surge in book bans in public schools, the New York-headquartered PEN America has collated an…
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Executive officers, VPs elected at AFTNJ 2022 Convention
Donna M. Chiera on April 9 was reelected as AFTNJ president at the AFTNJ 2022 Convention in East Brunswick….
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N.J. DOE: Absenteeism increased in 2020-21
Chronic student absenteeism — defined as when an individual misses at least 10 percent of school days — was…
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Strategies for promoting student wellness
Joe Shim, a sixth-grade teacher in California, has come up with three strategies for student wellness that he says…
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NTU’s Lagasca receives Milken Educator Award
Sarah Mae Lagasca, a Newark Teachers Union member who teaches music at the city’s Arts High School, on April…
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Amos Lee offers teachers free tickets to his concerts
Singer-songwriter Amos Lee, who years ago was a public school teacher in Philadelphia, is offering a “Tickets for Teachers”…
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Developing students’ academic skills with podcasts
Podcasts are a good way for students to “develop skills from in-depth research and narrative building to technical know-how…
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Marten, Ingram salute ARP’s mark on education in joint Newark visit
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education Cindy Marten and AFT Secretary-Treasurer Fedrick Ingram visited Newark’s Oliver Street School on March…
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Carr: NAEP scores likely to drop
Peggy Carr, the commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics, is anticipating a drop in National Assessment of…
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Biden breaks down his FY2023 budget
President Joe Biden held a press conference March 28 to discuss his U.S. budget for fiscal year 2023, one…
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