The AID-NJEA helpline has served NJEA members and their families for nearly 20 years. NJEA members and their families have access to this free and confidential service 24 hours a…
NJEA’s officers, President Sean M. Spiller, Vice President Steve Beatty and Secretary-Treasurer Petal Robertson, released this statement following Gov. Phil Murphy’s 2024 State of the State address today: “Gov. Murphy’s…
For Maureen Kelly, a paraprofessional at Watchung Hills Regional High School and the 2024 Somerset County ESP of the Year and 2024 NJEA ESP of the Year, her students mean…
NJEA is mourning the passing of former NJEA Executive Director Vince Giordano on Dec. 5. Giordano served as executive director for the final six years of a 43+ year NJEA…
How can K-5 teachers integrate the Amistad, Holocaust and Diversity/Inclusion mandates in daily instruction? The Atlantic County Council of Education Associations (ACCEA), in partnership with local nonprofit AC Ed Equity,…
In a definitive win for pro-public education candidates across New Jersey, more than 96% of NJEA PAC-endorsed Senate candidates and nearly 90% of endorsed Assembly candidates won their election. Additionally,…
We are saddened and horrified by the deadly terrorist attacks on Israel by Hamas. Terrorism is always wrong. We continue to mourn the loss of civilian lives. We recognize that…
In a new poll released today, voters in New Jersey expressed a strong desire to protect students from proposed new policies in some New Jersey school districts that would require…
80 Democrats and 19 Republicans endorsed for Legislature NJEA’s 125-member political action committee has voted to endorse 99 legislative candidates for election this Nov. 7. Those endorsements include 30 Senate…
2022-23 NJ State Teacher of the Year Christine Girtain has been named one of the 43 recipients of the 2024 NEA Foundation Awards for Teaching Excellence. Girtain, a science teacher…