Read more about the article Restorative Justice
Shan Byrd is a restorative justice specialist and an NJEA Professional Development consultant.

Restorative Justice

When implementation falls short of the promise  By Shan Byrd  Fed up with a hodgepodge of recycled ideologies, many people are frustrated and confused about what “restorative justice practices” are. As…

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Read more about the article NJEA celebrates 50th anniversary of the NJEA MLK Human Rights Celebration
6. Olive Giles, vice president of the Princeton Regional Educational Support Staff Association, leads an annual event closing tradition: singing “We Shall Overcome.”

NJEA celebrates 50th anniversary of the NJEA MLK Human Rights Celebration

The 50th anniversary of the NJEA Martin Luther King Jr. Human and Civil Rights Celebration was marked on Jan. 12. Four NJEA members and a community organization were honored that…

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Leaders work together at Winter Leadership Conference

Hundreds of NJEA members convene in Atlantic City This past weekend, more than 600 local leaders attended the 2024 NJEA Winter Leadership Conference South in Atlantic City. The mid-winter conference…

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Sharing Network Foundation Scholarships available 

The Sharing Network Foundation has multiple scholarships available for graduating high school seniors. The scholarships are awarded to students who have been affected by organ and tissue donation and transplantation…

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Black History Month high school essay contest   

The New Jersey State Bar Association’s Minorities in the Profession Section (MIPS) is sponsoring an essay contest in celebration of Black History Month. New Jersey high school students are invited…

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Read more about the article First full-time staff member hired one century ago
From the December 1940 edition of the New Jersey Educational Review (now the NJEA Review).

First full-time staff member hired one century ago

Stella Applegate worked for NJSTA/NJEA from 1923 to 1940  From its founding on Dec. 28, 1853, until 1923, NJEA, then known as the New Jersey State Teachers Association (NJSTA), was…

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Read more about the article NJEA’s democratic structure makes our union strong
D.A. member Sturae Meyers, Camden EA vice president, speaks to a motion at the Nov. 11, 2023 meeting of the D.A.

NJEA’s democratic structure makes our union strong

Since at least 1941, the January edition of what is now called the NJEA Review has published a directory of association committees. While the number of committees and the number…

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Making the numbers work for students 

Meet 2023 Middlesex County ESP of the Year Arlene Baum  Arlene Baum loves numbers, accounting and budgeting. She uses those skills to benefit the students who attend North Brunswick Township…

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Read more about the article Rowan College at Burlington faculty and staff protest “optics” of no contract 
At the Nov. 28 Rowan College at Burlington Board of Trustees meeting, members of the Burlington County College Faculty Association and the Rowan College at Burlington County Support Staff Association protested the lack of progress in contract negotiations.

Rowan College at Burlington faculty and staff protest “optics” of no contract 

ssociation (BCCFA) and the Rowan College at Burlington County Support Staff Association (RCBCSSA) showed up at the school’s Nov. 28 board of trustees meeting in sunglasses and other sorts of…

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Resources for Maternal Health Awareness Day, Jan. 23

Maternal Health Awareness Day (MHAD) is Jan. 23, 2024. This day was created to raise awareness of maternal mortality and educate women, physicians, and families about ways they can protect and…

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