NTU’s Farley is thankful for student’s kind words in Teacher Appreciation Week story
He’s been a teacher in the Newark public school system for 27 years, and for 17 of them, he’s…
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Cardona on classroom learning this fall: ‘I expect it’
Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. Cardona spoke about in-person learning, departmental oversight and other topics this week during…
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Share My Lesson to present free wellness sessions during Teacher Appreciation Week
As part of a month of new virtual sessions, AFT’s Share My Lesson will present three wellness programs during…
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American Families Plan calls for free preschool and community college, support for educators
Described by the White House as an investment “to grow the middle class,” President Joe Biden’s American Families Plan…
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Panel for GFT-arranged racism talk features George Floyd family attorney
“Real Talk About Racism,” an online panel discussion arranged by Garfield Federation of Teachers members Paola Brown and Chris Storms and…
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Webinar looks at how to close the knowledge gap
Education journalist and author Natalie Wexler will share her experience in classrooms and what it will take to close…
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Study: U.S. school meals get good grades for nutritional value
A recently released Tufts University study of American diets from 2003-04 to 2017-18 shows that 45 percent of children’s…
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Column: Let’s rewrite rules for teachers’ paid leave
Jahdziah St. Julien, a research associate at the Better Life Lab at New America, describes the rules pertaining to…
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Lessons, best practices requested for DOE’s Safer Schools website
Pre-K to 12 schools, colleges and universities have until September to submit lessons from the field and best practices…
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AFT among supporters of legislation investing $25B in electric school buses
A bill set to be introduced April 21 would invest $25 billion in electric school buses, covering the purchase…
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Paradiso, Audet speak out ahead of students returning to Perth Amboy classrooms
Perth Amboy Federation (Local 857) President Pat Paradiso and district representative Lynn Audet spoke about scheduling and other concerns…
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Mercy and change are at the heart of Many Threads webinar
Join Leven “Chuck” Wilson, whose credits include being a partner of the AFT’s teacher diversity program, for the webinar…
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