Chiera meets with N.J. DOE acting commissioner Dehmer
AFTNJ President Donna M. Chiera met virtually with New Jersey Department of Education Acting Commissioner Kevin Dehmer on Feb. 13, one…
Weingarten to co-host webinar on federal CTE program
February is Career and Technical Education Month, and on Feb. 27, AFT President Randi Weingarten will be the co-host…
Kean alum Chiera sees statewide value in the university’s center for Africana Studies
On Feb. 1, Kean University revealed details about its new Center for Africana Studies. According to Kean, the center…
Chiera to retire at the end of Her current term
Donna M. Chiera, AFTNJ’s president since 2011, is not seeking reelection this year and will retire after her current…
Black History Month offering ‘Stax Meets Motown’ entertains, informs
To mark Black History Month, the Soulsville Foundation is offering free access throughout February to “Soul of America: Stax Meets…
Murphy picks Dehmer to be new N.J. DOE commissioner
Gov. Phil Murphy on Jan. 29 nominated Kevin Dehmer to be the state’s new Department of Education commissioner. “Ensuring…
N.J. HELC aims to be proactive in 2024
The New Jersey Higher Education Leadership Council held a membership meeting on Jan. 19 to plan a course of…
SXSW EDU unveils initial film, performance lineups
“The Truth About Reading,” which delves into America’s illiteracy problem, will be among the films screened during SXSW EDU,…
Murphy signs A5684/S4055, expanding access to free school meals for N.J. students
Gov. Phil Murphy on Jan. 16 signed A5684/S4055, which will make New Jersey students from more than 60,000 families…
Murphy signs bill requiring instruction on grief in public schools for grades 8-12
On Jan. 4, Gov. Phil Murphy signed S3330/A5015, which requires New Jersey’s public schools to provide students in grades…
Survey: Stress was high, emotional well-being low for most educators during 2020-23
More than 77 percent of teachers and school staff said their emotional well-being was somewhat low in satisfaction or…
Sign up for AFL-CIO’s MLK Civil and Human Rights Conference
Registration is now open for the 2024 AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference, taking…
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