How my pregnancy loss led me to advocacy work

By Jackie Mancinelli As the sun streams through the bay window, I watch my daughters play in the playroom—my three-year-old in her Batman cape and mask, my 16-month-old toddling around…

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Read more about the article Super Bowl champion leads NJ students to be reading champions
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Malcolm Mitchell shared his love of reading with students at large school assemblies.

Super Bowl champion leads NJ students to be reading champions

By Christy Kanaby When it comes to football, Malcolm Mitchell knows a thing or two about excelling. A high school and college standout before becoming an instrumental force in the…

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Read more about the article Kimberly Scott-Hayden named NEA  National ESP of the Year
At the March 27 meeting of the NJEA Delegate Assembly, NJEA’s leadership team and Gov. Phil Murphy announced that NEA has named East Orange Maintenance Association President Kimberly Scott-Hayden the National Education Support Professional of the Year. (l-r, top to bottom) NJEA President Marie Blistan, NJEA Vice President Sean M. Spiller, NJEA Secretary-Treasurer Steve Beatty, Scott-Hayden, Murphy, NJEA Executive Director Steve Swetsky,

Kimberly Scott-Hayden named NEA National ESP of the Year

Kimberly Scott-Hayden, an inventory control clerk who also assists the supervisor of Security Services at East Orange Public Schools and is the president of the East Orange Maintenance Association, has…

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The Praxis exams

Are they a fair requirement for teacher licensure? By Kynise T. Morris, Montclair State University Every preservice teacher must complete the basic requirement of the Praxis I series followed by…

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Spiller, Beatty, Robertson to lead NJEA September 1

Sean M. Spiller, Steve Beatty and Petal Robertson have been elected president, vice president and secretary-treasurer of NJEA for two-year terms beginning September 1, 2021.  Spiller, a science teacher in…

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2021 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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Read more about the article Why today’s students should care about infrastructure
Wind turbines off Block Island, Rhode Island. New Jersey’s goal is to develop 7,500 megawatts of offshore wind energy—enough to power 3.2 million homes—by 2035. Photo credit: Ørsted

Why today’s students should care about infrastructure

By Gerald T. Keenan “I wish my connectivity was better!” “What’s with the water pressure in the shower today?” “This road was new when my grandmother learned to drive, and…

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Take Action to fight union-busting at the County College of Morris

On Friday, April 16, 2021, at 3 p.m., six non-tenured County College of Morris (CCM) faculty members received RICE notices and were informed by phone of non-renewal due to “declining…

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