2024 NJEA Election Results

NJEA members have elected state and county representatives to the NJEA Executive Committee, NJEA Delegate Assembly (and Alternates), and NEA Representative Assembly in some counties and units, as well as…

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NJEA honors the legacy of Rep. Donald Payne, Jr.

We grieve today with the family and loved ones of the late Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. Congressman Payne was a great champion of the constituents he represented and of working…

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Become a Pension Justice Advocate today

Our pension systems are inequitable, fragmented and no longer provide incentive for newer educators to stay in the profession or for potential educators to join the profession in the first…

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NJEA Hardship Relief Fund assists members 

NJEA has created the Hardship Relief Fund to help active, retired and student members through the temporary or permanent loss of their primary residence, food insecurity, or the loss of…

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Read more about the article DA elects three NEA Directors 
NJEA leaders, several county ESPs of the Year, and the entire Delegate Assembly congratulated 2024 NJEA ESP of the Year Maureen Kelly of Watchung Hills Regional High School in Somerset County. From left: NJEA Secretary-Treasurer Petal Robertson, NJEA Executive Director Kevin Kelleher, Erika Kerwin (Monmouth), NJEA Vice President Steve Beatty, MaryJo Nagy (Mercer), Susan Waldron (Middlesex), Kimberly Mauroff (Burlington), Kelly, Rosemarie Casey (Camden), NJEA President Sean M. Spiller, and NJEA Deputy Executive Director Denise Graff Policastro. Kelly was featured in the January 2024 NJEA Review. You can read her feature story at njea.org.

DA elects three NEA Directors 

At its March 9 meeting, the NJEA Delegate Assembly elected three members to represent New Jersey on the NEA Board of Directors. Barbara Rheault of Atlantic County and Laurie Gibson-Parker…

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NJEA and allies: No private school vouchers in New Jersey

NJEA joined more than 50 other pro-education advocacy groups in a joint letter opposing a proposed voucher/tuition tax credit bill proposed in the New Jersey Legislature. Like all similar schemes…

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$180,000 in Grants to deliver innovative school-based sustainability projects

NJEA provides funding to support grants funded through the Sustainable Jersey for Schools program Sustainable Jersey for Schools announced the thirty-eight New Jersey public schools and districts selected to receive…

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NJEA officers present budget testimony

NJEA President Sean M. Spiller and NJEA Vice President Steve Beatty each testified this week regarding NJEA’s budget priorities for the coming year. You can see NJEA’s formal written testimony…

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NJEA, NJCU host joint event on future of education

On Monday, March 11, NJEA President Sean M. Spiller and New Jersey City University (NJCU) Interim President Andrés Acebo jointly hosted a roundtable discussion in NJCU’s Gilligan Student Union Building.…

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