Weingarten visits Newark, awards AFT stipends to students in teacher academy
AFT President Randi Weingarten visited Newark’s East Side High School on Feb. 14 to deliver news that the union…
Survey: Mental health of teachers, students among district leaders’ top concerns
A RAND Corp. survey released this month has found that as of November 2021, the top three concerns of…
Deadline for final round of RRR grants is March 13
Applications for the final round of Return, Recover and Reimagine grants for the 2021-22 school year is March 13…
Share My Lesson has Valentine’s Day resources
AFT’s Share My Lesson has more than 20 Valentine’s Day-related resources for K-12 students. Among them is a reading…
Complexity of teaching about slavery, race reflected in new poll
In the latest Mood of the Nation poll, “90 percent believe that schools have a responsibility to teach about…
Murphy: School mask mandate to end March 7
Citing a continuing drop in new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations due to the omicron variant, Gov. Phil Murphy on…
Survey: About half of teachers have footed the bill for classroom ed tech
Close to 50 percent of teachers have personally paid for classroom education-technology lessons and units, while 21 percent say…
NCES survey looks at black teachers’ background, school settings
“Black or African American Teachers: Background and School Settings in 2017-18,” a National Center for Education Statistics survey released…
AFTNJ Convention is set for April 9 in East Brunswick
The 2022 AFTNJ Convention will take place April 9 from 9-11 a.m. at the Hilton East Brunswick, 3 Tower…
Ingram’s thoughts turn to economic inequity in schools as Black History Month begins
Along with the excellence celebrated during Black History Month, there is also a need for “recognizing the inequity of…
Use sounds and visuals to get students’ attention
A quick flash of the lights and playing a sound effect are two of the attention-getting strategies New Orleans…
Cardona outlines his vision for education system
In a Jan. 27 speech, U.S. Education Secretary Dr. Miguel A. Cardona spoke in detail about his vision for…
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