Protecting children and youth

Educators are partners in prevention of child abuse and neglect and mitigating adverse childhood experiences By Christine Norbut Beyer, M.S.W. April is national Child Abuse Prevention Month. At the New…

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Have your students show their learning with Google Slides

By Laurie Floyd One of the many challenges teachers have had since March 2020, is how to take our existing assignments, assessments and projects and make them work in the…

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NJEA honors achievement at ESP Conference

Kimberly Scott-Hayden honored as ESP of the Year At the NJEA Educational Support Professionals (ESP) Conference, held virtually on Feb. 6, Kimberly Scott-Hayden was honored as the 2021 NJEA Educational…

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Read more about the article A day more than 25 years  in the making
On June 12, 1994, tens of thousands of NJEA and public employee union members filled W. State Street to protest Gov. Christine Todd Whitman’s pension maneuvers.

A day more than 25 years in the making

…and one year ahead of schedule It’s been a long time coming. For the first time since 1996, New Jersey is poised to make its full actuarily determined state contribution…

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Cyberbullying concerns for students during the pandemic

How remote learning, increased screen time, and a considerable decrease in socialization affects students By Janet L. Royal By the time you read this article, we will have had more…

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Professional development at learning.njea.org

The NJEA Professional Development and Instructional Issues Division has developed guidance on a number of issues and has recorded a series of webinars addressing a wide variety of issues being…

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Exploring Childhood with High Schoolers And Preschoolers

By Laura Richards “Be the teacher that you wish you had.” That quote stands alone on the wall of my classroom. Last March, it took on new meaning, not only…

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Read more about the article Kenilworth book vending machine makes reading the reward
Students from Harding Elementary School record a video to promote a new book vending machine in their school, dressed as possible characters in the books they’ll read.

Kenilworth book vending machine makes reading the reward

KEA and Harding School PTO team up to share the joy of literacy By Leslie Bedford, Kenilworth EA vice president In September 2019, before we knew about the impending pandemic,…

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Educator vaccines available

Walgreen’s is holding an educator vaccination clinic this Saturday, April 3. They will be administering the Johnson and Johnson one-dose vaccine. There are limited appointments available and they will be…

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