Webinar covers how to teach media literacy
Join AFT President Randi Weingarten and NewsGuard co-CEO Steven Brill on March 3 for the media literacy discussion “Countering…
AFT’s Share My Lesson has Women’s History Month resources
More than 80 resources related to Women’s History Month are available via AFT’s Share My Lesson, with offerings about…
University financial oversight takes center stage at latest NJHELC-OSHE meeting
The New Jersey Higher Education Leadership Council on Feb. 25 held its first virtual meeting of 2022 with New…
Art educators share positive experiences from pandemic-era remote teaching
Throughout the pandemic, art classes have been “a welcome escape” for some students, while for others, they’ve been “a…
N.J. DOH issues updated COVID-19 guidance for K-12 schools, child care settings
With the school masking mandate set to expire March 7, the New Jersey Department of Health on Feb. 22…
JeopardyLabs appeals to teachers, younger students
Taking its cue from TV’s “Jeopardy!”, JeopardyLabs is a free, online quiz-style game that appeals to younger students as…
Tips for teaching novels to resistant readers
In trying to teach her students “to read great novels while providing lessons that are accessible to [everyone], including…
U.S. DOE seeks CGSA program applications
The U.S. Department of Education has started the application process for the Competitive Grants for State Assessments program. The…
AFT Local 1796 issues response to WP professor’s anti-union rhetoric
A recent online editorial by William Paterson University associate professor Colleen P. Eren — in which she claimed her…
Teach media literacy with NewsGuard resources
Through AFT’s educational partnership with NewsGuard, Share My Lesson now has media literacy resources suitable for students in grades…
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…
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