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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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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NJEA PAC announces endorsements in NJ’s 2021 primary legislative races

The New Jersey Education Association’s 125-member political action committee (NJEA PAC) has voted to endorse three legislative candidates in the 2021 primary election, which will be held on June 8,…

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US Dept of Ed approves NJ assessment plan

Earlier today, the US Department of Education (USED) sent a letter stating that New Jersey’s proposal to replace this spring’s NJ-SLA exams with a series of alternative assessment tools is…

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NJEA President Marie Blistan’s influence recognized by ROI-NJ

NJEA President Marie Blistan was ranked 6th on ROI-NJ's ROI Influencers: Women in Business power list. Citing Blistan's wide-ranging impact on public education, ROI-NJ credited Blistan's unwavering advocacy as a…

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Read more about the article Visions Credit Union has longstanding partnership with NJ educators
The ribbon-cutting ceremony at Leonia High School for Visions’s first in-school branch in New Jersey.

Visions Credit Union has longstanding partnership with NJ educators

By Susan Vigilante My involvement with Visions Federal Credit Union begins with the story of TriCo Federal Credit Union, which was founded in 1936 in a closet in Morristown High…

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