Educators from across the country gathered in Boston over the July 4th week to set the agenda for public education throughout the United States and the NJEA/SCEA delegates were at the forefront. It is often said that New Jersey is a force within the world of public education and it is never more apparent […]
Advocacy Never Takes a Break!
Dan Epstein and Laura Bochner lobby for responsible public school funding in the New Jersey State House.
NJEA and SCEA Election Results
Congratulations to the following: NJEA President Marie Blistan NJEA Secretary-Treasurer Steve Beatty State Delegates to the 2017 NEA RA Dan Epstein Kim Edwards Dave Yastremski Theresa Fuller Andrew Coslit Kristina Fallon Tomaino State Delegate to the 2017 NEA RA for Ethnic-Minority Concerns Gayle Nelson SCEA President Steve Beatty […]
Congratulations Blistan, Spiller and Beatty!
The Somerset County Education Association is thrilled to announce the election of Steve Beatty as NJEA Secretary Treasurer. While we will be sad to lose Steve as our President, we are excited to see his leadership and skills taken to the state level and look forward to him joining Marie Blistan and Sean Spiller as […]
NJEA Discounts at Six Flags!
NJEA Members: Purchase Your Tickets and Season Passes Today! Great Savings when you make a purchase through your organization! GO TO THIS LINK: www.sixflags.com/partnerlogin ENTER THE USER NAME: njeaga PASSWORD: SixFlags1 (Password is case + numeric sensitive) ENJOY THE THRILLING SAVINGS ALL SEASON LONG! Save up to $29. per ticket One-Day Theme Park Admission: $45.99* […]
TAKE ACTION! Supreme Court Nominee Gorsuch Puts Rights of Students with Disabilities at Risk
TAKE ACTION Call your senators at 1-855-632-1921. Tell them to stand up for students with disabilities and vote NO on Neil Gorsuch. Click here to send an email voicing your support for the rights of students with disabilities. “With the Senate scheduled to vote next Friday on the confirmation of Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme […]
2017 SCRIBE Elections Issue
This year there will be six positions for you to cast your ballots. Elections will be conducted by direct mail or online at njea.org between April 1 and April 14. This issue contains candidate information and job descriptions for each office so that you may better familiarize yourselves with the positions and the candidates vying […]
March for Science
The March for Science (formerly known as the Scientists’ March on Washington) is a series of rallies and marches set to be held in Washington, D.C. and over 300 cities across the world on April 22, 2017. If you would like to attend the march in Washington, D.C. and are interested in traveling there on a charter […]
Support John McEntee!
Paterson Education Association President John McEntee has been served with tenure charges. He is being targeted by the district for his outspoken and effective advocacy on behalf of PEA members. Please help support John McEntee by sending the email below to Paterson Superintendent Donnie Evans and Deputy Superintendent Eileen Shafer. When one of us is […]
ACR 215 (PARCC) – Take Action!
BREAKING!! BREAKING!! BREAKING!! BREAKING!! BREAKING!! This Thursday, the entire NJ Assembly will vote on ACR 215, which would overturn PARCC as a graduation requirement! THIS DOES NOT REQUIRE GOVERNOR CHRISTIE”S SIGNATURE! Please do two quick things right now: 1) Use this link to contact your legislators http://action.saveourschoolsnj.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=20012 2) The first name and phone number that […]