Family ties to Newark schools run deep for Morales
Before she became a teacher at Newark’s Ridge Street Elementary School, Wirmarie Morales was a student there, starting shortly…
Teacher evaluation talks with NJDOE continue
Building on talks that began during the summer, AFTNJ pre K-12 vice presidents on Oct. 13 spoke with Pete…
Webinar has resources to address current events
Steve Masyada, Valerie McVey and Christopher Spinale, all of the Lou Frey Institute at the University of Central Florida, will share virtual…
Youth bias task force’s recommendations target N.J.’s education system
The New Jersey Interagency Task Force to Combat Youth Bias has issued its final report, which has 13 education-related…
Educators check in for World Teachers’ Day
Technical issues, achievement gaps and in-person interactions are among the issues on the minds of educators around the globe…
Online summit covers how to address racism in schools
Registration is open now for the free Education Week online summit “Big Ideas: What Does It Mean to Be…
AFTNJ members receive Classroom Library Grants
A handful of AFTNJ members are among the 5,000 teachers recently chosen from more than 124,000 applicants nationwide to receive a…
Murphy talks confirmed COVID-19 cases, rapid tests at schools
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy fielded a bunch of school-related questions Sept. 30 during his COVID-19 briefing. Asked if…
Murphy signs revised fiscal year 2021 budget
Gov. Phil Murphy on Sept. 29 signed New Jersey’s revised fiscal year 2021 budget, with Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney…
NYT goes inside the White House-CDC battle over reopening schools
Interviews and documents with past and present government officials reveal that the White House “spent weeks trying to press…
K-12 schools nationwide expected to receive rapid coronavirus tests from government
The federal government is expected to send 6.5 million rapid coronavirus tests this week to states based on their…
Report: N.J. teachers paid 3.1% less than comparable workers
New Jersey teachers earn 3.1% less than other comparable college-educated workers, according to a report by Sylvia A. Allegretto…
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