New issue of AFT Health Care is out now
A story about improving care of LGBTQ people of color by Stephanie Bi, Scott C. Cook and Marshall H….
Chiera welcomes regional director Baxter-Jenkins
AFTNJ President Donna M. Chiera met Nov. 3 with Stephanie Baxter-Jenkins, AFT’s new Northeast regional director, to provide her…
Final push by AFT and N.J. labor precedes Murphy’s slim win
A few hours before New Jersey polling locations closed, AFT President Randi Weingarten was the closing speaker at a…
Physical education may help students with social isolation
As allotted time for physical education and recess competes with math and science in schools’ efforts to combat learning…
Educators share thoughts on how to teach about slavery
In his latest blog entry for Education Week, California high school teacher Larry Ferlazzo asks five educators the following…
Delegate Assembly confirms new VPs Vachon, Carr
The AFTNJ Delegate Assembly by vote on Oct. 25 confirmed Dr. Todd Vachon and Timothy D. Carr as vice…
Teacher stimulates, engages students with her creative course
During the pandemic, Rhode Island educator Marielle Burt took up designing escape rooms as a hobby, and when asked…
Credit for fossil-fuel divestment decisions in higher education not always acknowledged
Even though myriad contributors often play a role in getting a college or university to divest from fossil fuels,…
Finding focus, productivity through outdoor learning
Scavenger hunts to find items connected to that day’s lesson and walks to explore a school’s green spaces are…
Chiera joins Biden in North Plainfield as he promotes Build Back Better Agenda
For the second month in a row, President Joe Biden was in New Jersey, this time visiting with preschool-age…
Report explores issues with teacher diversity, school culture
“To Be Who We Are: Black Teachers on Creating Affirming School Cultures,” a collaborative report by Teach Plus and…
Virtual forum to cover the state of diversity, inclusion on college level
The Chronicle of Higher Education will present the virtual forum “Advancing Diversity and Inclusion in a Changing Time” on…
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