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  • NJEA/NEA endorse five pro-education incumbents for reelection to Congress in 2024 November 30, 2023
    On NJEA’s recommendation, the NEA Fund for Children and Public Education has endorsed five New Jersey congressional incumbents for reelection in 2024. These endorsements are the first of the 2024 The post NJEA/NEA endorse five pro-education incumbents for reelection to Congress in 2024 appeared first on New Jersey Education Association.
  • Implementing inclusive curricula November 12, 2023
    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, The post Implementing inclusive curricula appeared first on New Jersey Education Association.
  • NJEA members push pro-education candidates across the finish line November 8, 2023
    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, The post NJEA members push pro-education candidates across the finish line appeared first on New Jersey Education Association.
  • NJEA condemns terrorism October 25, 2023
    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 The post NJEA condemns terrorism appeared first on New Jersey Education Association.
  • New poll: voters stand with students, reject book banning and forced outing October 23, 2023
    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 The post New poll: voters stand with students, reject book banning and forced outing appeared first on New Jersey Education Association.
  • NJEA PAC endorses 99 candidates for Nov. 7 election  October 20, 2023
    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 The post NJEA PAC endorses 99 candidates for Nov. 7 election  appeared first on New Jersey Education Association.
  • NEA Foundation Awards for Teaching Excellence honors Christine Girtain October 10, 2023
    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 The post NEA Foundation Awards for Teaching Excellence honors Christine Girtain appeared first on New Jersey Education Association.
  • NJEA celebrates three cohorts of teacher leaders  October 2, 2023
    On Aug. 21, the first three cohorts of the NJEA Teacher Leader Academy gathered for a festive luncheon at the Princeton Marriott at Forrestal to celebrate their completion of the The post NJEA celebrates three cohorts of teacher leaders  appeared first on New Jersey Education Association.
  • Joseph Nappi named 2023-2024 New Jersey State Teacher of the Year September 19, 2023
    Joseph (Joe) Nappi is a high school social studies teacher at Monmouth Regional High School, in Tinton Falls, NJ.   He received his Bachelor of Arts in History and Secondary Education The post Joseph Nappi named 2023-2024 New Jersey State Teacher of the Year appeared first on New Jersey Education Association.
  • Spike Lee, Ani DiFranco, Danya Ruttenberg, and Alisha DeLorenzo to headline NJEA Convention September 18, 2023
    This year’s NJEA Convention features an exciting lineup of in-person keynote speakers to complement and enrich your overall experience in Atlantic City Nov. 9-10. In addition to these exciting keynotes, The post Spike Lee, Ani DiFranco, Danya Ruttenberg, and Alisha DeLorenzo to headline NJEA Convention appeared first on New Jersey Education Association.