Save the dates for AFT TEACH 2021 for chance to win VR headset
This year’s virtual AFT TEACH conference is set for July 6-10, and by saving the dates for the event,…
Weingarten now OK with CDC’s revised distancing guidance for K-12 schools
AFT President Randi Weingarten recently received a letter signed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle…
NTU members, Newark students begin part-time in-person learning
After more than a year of remote learning, roughly 40 percent of Newark’s PreK-12 students were expected to start part-time…
Survey: AFT members getting vaccinated at high rate
According to a survey conducted by Hart Research Associates, 81 percent of AFT members have either received a COVID-19…
CDC’s Walensky: In-person learning for all students in September
The plan for the start of the 2021-22 school year is to have in-person learning for all students, no…
Labor-focused virtual town hall with Murphy is set for April 14
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy will hold a virtual town hall with union members April 14 at 5 p.m….
What teachers have learned during the pandemic
In an Inverness Institute survey conducted in late January, more than 100 California teachers were asked about what they…
COVID-19’s impact on school construction
Contactless features such as touch-free faucets and increasing access to fresh air might play a big part in post-pandemic…
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…
Survey: Learning loss is steep for N.J.’s students of color
The expected learning loss in math for New Jersey’s black students in grades 3-8 during the first half of…
Weingarten shares her thoughts on disparities in school reopenings
AFT President Randi Weingarten was interviewed by CBSN’s Nikki Battiste on March 29, and when asked about the disparities…
Comics can be a great teaching tool
Susan McLuckie, who teaches at the Toby Farms Intermediate School in Pennsylvania, describes comics as “a fantastic tool for…
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