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…
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…
Nikole Hannah-Jones, the Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of the 1619 Project and a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine, will appear at the NJEA Convention on Friday, Nov. 11.…
Creating connections, community, curriculum New Jersey has a variety of representative curricula: Amistad, Holocaust, LGBTQIA+, Persons with Disabilities, and effective as of September 2022, Asian American and Pacific Islanders. Yet…
The weekend of April 8 through 10 was focused on NJEA’s higher education members who were able to hold their first in-person conference in over two years. The weekend included…
Somber faces and red shirts reading "Moms Demand Action" and "Everytown for Gun Safety" filled the room as NJEA President Sean M. Spiller joined Gov. Phil Murphy and legislative leaders…
NJEA’s officers, President Sean M. Spiller, Vice President Steve Beatty, and Secretary-Treasurer Petal Robertson, issued this statement in the wake of today’s tragic school shooting at Robb Elementary School in…
The New Jersey Education Association is pleased to announce the hiring of Deborah Cornavaca as Director of Government Relations – Politics and Policy. Cornavaca currently serves as Deputy Chief of…
26 NJ schools and districts awarded grants to mobilize sustainability projects Funded by NJEA, projects include aquaponics systems, outdoor classrooms and school waste reduction programs Sustainable Jersey for Schools has…
By Stephanie L. Natera On May 1, the New Jersey Retirees’ Education Association (NJREA) held its 100th Anniversary Celebration where members celebrated a century of service, activism and excellence. This…