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Petition of Inhabitants of Chesterfield Township, Burlington County to the General Assembly, advocating the gradual abolition of slavery, Nov. 9, 1775: This petition was issued less than a week before Lord Dunmore’s Proclamation was adopted urging enslaved people to run from their pro-American Revolutionary patriots to earn freedom by joining the British military. Written by residents of largely Quaker Chesterfield, in Burlington County, the signers called for freedom to the “unborn” and those born into slavery, with males free at age of 21 and women at age 18.

Black lives matter in the past and present

By Sue Kozel NJ African American history resources for the American Revolution By Sue Kozel, NJREA, retired faculty, New Jersey universities and community colleges Author’s note:  When I first proposed…

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First in the nation two years in a row

I was so pleased and proud when Education Week once again named New Jersey’s public schools the best in the nation for the second year in a row. We have…

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An App(titude) for helping

By Kathryn Coulibaly Every year in Nicholas Gattuso’s advanced software engineering class at Point Pleasant Borough High School, the students are given an assignment with a twist: they must build…

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Dear white educators,

In 1954, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren delivered the unanimous ruling against the “separate but equal” mandate and demanded desegregation of schools. It’s been 66 years since that…

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DA recognizes service of accomplished educators

The NJEA Delegate Assembly (DA) paused from its deliberations at its Sept. 12 meeting to recognize the service of two accomplished educators. Blistan recognizes ESP of the Year Stacy Yanko,…

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Teacher leaders evolving with the times

By Richard Wilson When the Teacher Leader Endorsement was created by NJEA-backed legislation in 2015, there was the question of what kinds of “jobs” would be connected to this new…

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Read more about the article Murphy signs  anti-privatization law
During the NJEA Delegate Assembly meeting on Sept. 12, Gov. Phil Murphy stopped by to discuss the anti-privatization law he had signed the day before. On screen for the virtual meeting are (clockwise from left) Murphy, NJEA President Marie Blistan, NJEA Vice President Sean M. Spiller and NJEA Secretary-Treasurer Steve Beatty.

Murphy signs anti-privatization law

On Sept. 12, a day after Gov. Phil Murphy signed landmark law that places restrictions on how and when public school employers can subcontract the work of educational support professionals…

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Dear Black, Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) educators,

It is with love that I present this letter. We are connected within a profession we pledge to commit our lives to for the children we serve. That’s a kind…

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Read more about the article Blistan delivers annual “State of Our Union”  at NJEA Delegate Assembly
The September DA meeting was virtual, with speakers “stepping” to “microphones.” At “Mic 2” delegate Susan Dziob asks NJEA President Marie Blistan a question about meeting rules.

Blistan delivers annual “State of Our Union” at NJEA Delegate Assembly

Beginning in 2018, NJEA President Marie Blistan began the tradition of delivering an annual “State of Our Union” overview at the September Delegate Assembly meeting in place of a standard…

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