Read more about the article How my love for lego became a makerspace within my school 
Second-grader Nolan Jones holds a Lego build that he designed.

How my love for lego became a makerspace within my school 

By Domenick C. Renzi Every summer when I was a youngster, I could be found outside playing sports with the neighborhood kids from sunrise to sunset. When the weather didn’t…

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Read more about the article Breaking the ‘problem child’ myth
One of Nappi’s greatest achievements at Monmouth Regional has been the creation of Monmouth Helping its Own, a charity for and by the Monmouth Regional community to help students in need.

Breaking the ‘problem child’ myth

Meet 2023-24 NJ State Teacher of the Year Joe Nappi By Kathryn Coulibaly  Joe Nappi knows what it’s like to be labeled “a problem child.” After his parents divorced when…

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Read more about the article Teaching tip: pair high school students with prekindergarteners for literacy and art activities  
Wallkill Valley Regional High School students present to district preschoolers the books they wrote about them.

Teaching tip: pair high school students with prekindergarteners for literacy and art activities  

Wallkill Valley Regional High School’s National English Honor Society and graphic art students create books for preschoolers Led by English teacher and faculty adviser Jennifer Grabowski, the Randy Pausch chapter…

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Membership Chairs: Use the Potential Member Reporting Form 

The Workplace Democracy Enhancement Act (WDEA), which became state law on May 18, 2018, requires boards of education to send local associations information about their respective members and potential members.  …

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Irvington EA takes Pride in helping the community

The Irvington Education Association (IEA) has hosted a grocery giveaway for the community for the past six years. IEA Pride in Public Education Co-Chairs Linda Johnson Battle and Lauren Greenfield…

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Robbinsville EA joins community to secure school funding 

By Ani McHugh, NJEA Communications Consultant  Robbinsville Education Association President Jennie Paulino has an established track record of joining forces with the Robbinsville community to advocate for students.   In…

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Read more about the article UTEA Summer Block Party unites community
In August, the Union Township Education Association (UTEA) sponsored a community block party at Rabkin Park in Union Township. From left: UTEA VP Rich D’Avanzo, Union Twp. Asst. Business Administrator Bill Reyes, UTEA President Ann Margaret Shannon, Marina Reilly, parent of 4 Union students and a member of the UTEA Community Schools Committee and UTEA Exec at Large for Elementary Kristin Nunes.

UTEA Summer Block Party unites community

On Aug. 15, the Union Township Education Association (UTEA) sponsored a community block party at Rabkin Park in Union Township. The event was a huge success, with hundreds of people…

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Middle Twp. Education Association hosts Pizza and Paychecks

The Middle Township Education Association held a Pizza and Paychecks on Wednesday, Oct. 25. Members learned all about their paychecks and deductions from NJEA Consultant Martha Septynski while enjoying pizza…

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A lifelong passion for activism 

Meet Antoinett Hall, 2023 Essex County Educational Support Professional of the Year  When Antoinett Hall was 12 years old, she began her career as an activist.   “I used to come…

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