Innovative program bridges the gap By Kathryn Coulibaly Teresa De Sapio Diaz has always been an artist. The commercial arts/advertising design and 3-D computer animation teacher grew up in Hunterdon…
By Kathryn Coulibaly Sparking a love of reading at any age is valuable, but navigating a pandemic, technology issues, economic disadvantages and a return to in-person instruction that left students…
By Daniel Higgins You don’t know what happened; you just know that something is wrong. The student is suddenly “acting out,” causing disruptions in class, fighting with other students, or,…
Professional wrestling is tenth-grader Tyler Marino’s favorite thing in the world. When his Roselle Park teacher and member of the Roselle Park Education Association, Jon Silberlight, read about the Reading…
Author Ellen Oh virtually visited students from Eastampton Community School on May 12 as part of the NEA’s Read Across America Sweepstakes. Oh, author of Finding Junie Kim, Dragon Egg…
Following more than two very challenging school years for everyone in the education community, the Hainesport Education Association (HEA) in Burlington County planned a wellness day for its members. Knowing…
By Dan Torsiello Despite having taught in some very economically disadvantaged school districts in my career, nothing prepared me for what I saw in the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
By Michael Crane While vocational schools offer a great number of advantages for many communities, in-house career and technical education (CTE) has been reborn and developed in Wildwood to accommodate…
Organizing for the schools our students and educators deserve By Amanda Adams The COVID-19 pandemic was an eye-opening experience. I became acutely aware of how valuable my health is, how…
Actor and beloved host of “Reading Rainbow,” LeVar Burton will be a keynote speaker at the 2022 NJEA Convention on Nov. 10-11 in Atlantic City. Burton launched his acting career…