NJEA endorses Phil Murphy in June 8 primary

Last October, the 125-member NJEA PAC Operating Committee (NJEA PAC) voted overwhelmingly to endorse Gov. Phil Murphy in the 2021 Democratic Primary. “Gov. Murphy has demonstrated time and time again…

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Why children chew on everything during class

by Dr. Pamela Cooper, M.A., M.B.A., Ph.D. As we work with children, they always seem to have something in their mouths. How many times have you said to the same…

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Read more about the article Spiller, Beatty, Robertson to lead NJEA
From left: NJEA’s incoming president, secretary-treasurer, and vice president – Sean M. Spiller, Petal Robertson and Steve Beatty.

Spiller, Beatty, Robertson to lead NJEA

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

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Pregnancy loss and infertility support resources

Start Healing Together is a group of staff members from Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees Township, Camden County. Some members have personally experienced infertility or pregnancy loss, which has…

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Read more about the article Wright, Sausa, Burd, Clements, Dodulik-Swern to take helm at NJREA
Joan Wright, currently NJREA first vice president, will become NJREA president on Sept. 1, 2021. From left: Current NJREA President Judy Perkins, Gov. Phil Murphy, Wright, NJEA President Marie Blistan.

Wright, Sausa, Burd, Clements, Dodulik-Swern to take helm at NJREA

NJREA Election Results It will be a historic first this September when a new leadership team takes the helm of NJREA for the 2021-23 term. Joan Wright will be NJREA’s…

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The financial burden of becoming a teacher

By Gia Salvo, Rowan University Surrounded by excellent teachers, I knew by second grade that I wanted to become a teacher. I would never abandon that dream. That desire, drive…

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Former NJEA president, Betty Kraemer, passes

Betty Kraemer, who served as president of NJEA from 1989 to 1993, passed away at home in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on April 4. Kramer also served as NJEA’s…

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Read more about the article The Praxis is a poor tool to predict vocational educator success
Vocational educator Brian Ward’s auto shop at the Sussex County Vocational-Technical School.

The Praxis is a poor tool to predict vocational educator success

By Brian Ward On the surface, the certification process for vocational instructors appears to be an accurate tool to gauge prospective instructors’ understanding of their core content areas. While that…

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NJREA leadership elected

It will be a historic first this September when a new leadership team takes the helm for the 2021-23 term. Joan Wright will be NJREA’s first president of color. She…

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