By Hannah Pawlak You are a hardworking educator. You go to work every day, you come prepared, and then … you’re observed. Someone who doesn’t do the same job as…
Food literacy and global citizenship By Erin Comollo, Ed.D. Food is universal. We all have a story, an experience and an emotional connection to food. In this way, food is…
When William “Chip” Junker became president of the Barnegat Education Association in Ocean County back in 2015, he knew he wanted to do something positive for his members and school…
One year ago, everything came to a screeching halt. It became clear that the pandemic had arrived in the U.S., with New Jersey experiencing one of the early outbreaks. Staying…
NJEA will hold its elections in April for NJEA’s statewide officers and county (and other unit) representatives. This year, approximately one-third of the Executive Committee and approximately one-half of the…
By Kaitlyn Dunphy, Esq. In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Janus v. AFSCME decision in 2018, many lawsuits were filed against both public and private-sector unions, including against…
In a unanimous decision, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled on Feb. 3 that negotiated full-time release provisions for association officers do not violate the law and are not unconstitutional…
By Angel Boose From colonial times into the 19th century, most educators were men. Many used their teaching experience as a stepping stone into a more desired profession, thus decreasing…
If there is one goal that the previous presidential administration and the current one share, it is the reopening of schools for full-time, in-person instruction. And as the survey data…
Teaching goal-setting in a challenging time By Meghan Radimer As an elementary physical education and health teacher, one of the most important skills I have had to master is learning…