By Hannah Pawlak You are a hardworking educator. You go to work every day, you come prepared, and then … you’re observed. Someone who doesn’t do the same job as…
Late December some retirees received an erroneous letter about their prescription coverage being canceled, while other retirees inadvertently disenrolled from their prescription program. It’s important to understand the situations that…
Food literacy and global citizenship By Erin Comollo, Ed.D. Food is universal. We all have a story, an experience and an emotional connection to food. In this way, food is…
The New Jersey Healthy Kids Initiative (NJHKI) offers free support for culinary nutrition and food literacy, professional development, consultation, content materials, and guest teaching opportunities. NJHKI builds upon the core…
When William “Chip” Junker became president of the Barnegat Education Association in Ocean County back in 2015, he knew he wanted to do something positive for his members and school…
This month marks one year from the beginning of the global pandemic that has upended all of our lives. Over the past year, we have struggled to find new ways…
One year ago, everything came to a screeching halt. It became clear that the pandemic had arrived in the U.S., with New Jersey experiencing one of the early outbreaks. Staying…
NJEA will hold its elections in April for NJEA’s statewide officers and county (and other unit) representatives. This year, approximately one-third of the Executive Committee and approximately one-half of the…
By Kaitlyn Dunphy, Esq. In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Janus v. AFSCME decision in 2018, many lawsuits were filed against both public and private-sector unions, including against…
In a unanimous decision, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled on Feb. 3 that negotiated full-time release provisions for association officers do not violate the law and are not unconstitutional…