New Jersey’s public schools serve a highly diverse student population. According to data from the 2020 U.S. Census, 48% of New Jersey residents identify as members of an ethnic-minority group.…
What is the NEA RA? The annual National Education Association Representative Assembly (NEA RA) charts the direction of NEA. It adopts the NEA budget, and adopts the association’s legislative program,…
Meet Cumberland County ESP of the Year Damita White-Morris For Damita White-Morris, the 2022 Cumberland County ESP of the Year, life had other plans for her when she was planning…
SEL Day is March 10 By Jennifer Ly and Maurice J. Elias March 10, 2023, is International SEL Day, an annual celebration that promotes social-emotional and character development in…
Have your students done a project that relates to climate change? The New Jersey Student Climate Challenge is open to New Jersey public school students in grades 6 to 12.…
By Kathryn Coulibaly Waretown’s public schools needed help. They were confronted with laying off eight teachers and class sizes expanding to 30 students. Without an increase in taxes, they…
By Sharon Milano The annual CodingWithKids computer science event, coordinated by 2023 Warren County Teacher of the Year and New Jersey State Teacher of the Year finalist Daryl Detrick, has…
By Kathryn Coulibaly Building community, one student and one member at a time For Trina Jenkins, a paraprofessional at Pleasantville’s North Main St. School and the 2023 NJEA Educational Support…
Check out these student debt resources from the National Education Association (NEA): Latest support tools: Information on PSLF, the White House Cancellation Plan, and more.nea.org/mystudentdebt Share your story to help NEA…
Maternal Health Awareness Day (MHAD) is Jan. 23, 2023. This day was created to raise awareness of maternal mortality, and educate women, physicians and families about ways they can protect…