NJEA Supports Educator Pipeline for high school students

NJEA Vice President Steve Beatty and NJEA Membership Director Jaime Valente visited with the students of the Aspiring Educators program at William Paterson University. Through a partnership with NJEA, local…

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Meet New Jersey’s 2022-23 County Teachers of the Year

NJEA is proud to join with students, school employees, parents and others in congratulating the 2022-23 New Jersey County Teachers of the Year. “We congratulate all of this year’s county…

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A Year of Healing

For the upcoming school year, the Professional Development & Instructional Issues’ team invites members to join us in a year of healing. Together, we’ll take the lessons of the pandemic…

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NJEA Statement on Shooting in Highland Park, IL

We are saddened and outraged by yet another mass shooting, this time in Highland Park, IL. The victims deserve more than our thoughts and our prayers; they deserve action to…

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NJEA statement on Roe v. Wade decision

NJEA’s officers, President Sean M. Spiller, Vice President Steve Beatty and Secretary-Treasurer Petal Robertson, issued this statement today following the Supreme Court’s ruling that overturns Roe v. Wade: “We are…

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Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Title IX

By Kaitlyn Dunphy, Esq. This summer marks the 50th anniversary of the enactment of Title IX, signed into law on June 23, 1972. In the past 50 years, Title IX…

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EdTPA takes the humanity out of the student teaching experience 

By Efrain Monterroso  As a first-generation college graduate, I am grateful for my college experience, but it was sometimes a struggle to navigate the higher education system. Even though I…

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