NJEA President Marie Blistan testified this morning via video before the Joint Committee on Public Schools. Her testimony covered the importance of focusing on the Social Emotional Learning (SEL)…

By Marie Blistan, NJEA president Even in a deeply divided, highly polarized society, there are a few things that overwhelming majorities of New Jersey residents agree on. Puppies are cute.…

  NJEA’s officers, President Marie Blistan, Vice President Sean M. Spiller and Secretary-Treasurer Steve Beatty, issued this statement honoring the life and memory of Karen Lewis: “On behalf of the…

An open letter from public education advocates to New Jersey families and communities: We write on behalf of New Jersey’s public education stakeholder groups to share our reflections on the…

This morning, the New Jersey Supreme Court released its ruling in the Rozenblit case, which attempted to overturn long-established collective bargaining rights in New Jersey school districts. The Supreme Court…

Survey enumerates the stress and workload everyone feels A career in public education is a noble and fulfilling calling, but it’s also challenging and stressful under the best of conditions.…

A lifetime of giving By Kathryn Coulibaly As NJEA President Marie Blistan likes to say, educational support professionals, also known as ESPs, should really be known as essential school professionals…

By Bill Cole Note: A condensed version of this story appeared in the Star-Ledger/nj.com on Nov. 8. You may view it here. I had a little bird, Its name was…