NJEA announces the recipients of its Awards for Excellence in Communications. The awards program recognizes associations in three categories: Best Website, Best Newsletter and Most Effective Use of Communications Tools…
NJEA officers speak out against attacks on AAPI communities NJEA’s officers, President Marie Blistan, Vice President Sean M. Spiller and Secretary-Treasurer Steve Beatty, issued this statement condemning the violence in…
NEA invests more than $3 million over three years to support initiative expansion The National Education Association (NEA) and the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) have agreed to develop a…
By Ani McHugh Moorestown Education Association (MEA) President Lisa Trapani is no stranger to organizing. During her 21 years at the helm of her South Jersey local, Trapani has advocated…
By Angela Mikula, M.Ed. While this pandemic continues to put a spotlight on the vulnerabilities of our communities and our country, we educators live by the glow of our computer…
By Claudia Dolan As a new teacher, I didn’t know what being an association representative would entail. If I’m being totally honest, at the time, I didn’t even know what…
In March and April of 2020, the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) installed a pedestrian crossing light at the intersection of Eggerts Crossing Road and Route 206 in Lawrenceville.…
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…
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…
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…