West Orange teachers fight winter storm staying overnight with students
Although not an Ocean County story or even Ocean County School District, it feels great to support ALL NJ public school teachers, especially with a story like this! Students and […]
Read MoreNJEA-endorsed candidates victorious
Original article on NJEA found here Educators help elect pro-education candidates statewide NJEA’s endorsements in federal, state and local elections helped propel pro-education candidates to widespread success on Nov 6. […]
Read MoreOCCEA Members supporting Andy Kim!
OCCEA members were joined by members from Burlington County this weekend to campaign for ANDY KIM. Taking time to stop for a picture are Marybeth Beichert, NJEA Government Relations, her […]
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NJEA News
- NJEA supports Gov. Murphy at gun-safety bill signing July 16, 2019The New Jersey Senate and Assembly passed a package of bills designed to make our schools and communities safer, which Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law today, July 16, 2019. The new laws address a number of commonsense gun-safety proposals, including establishing a commission to approve personalized handguns and criminalizing the purchase, transfer, or possession […]
- New Jersey educator elected to NEA Executive Committee July 10, 2019Christine Sampson-Clark will become national advocate for students, educators, and great public schools Christine Sampson-Clark, a special education teacher in New Jersey’s Trenton School District, was elected to the National Education Association Executive Committee on Friday, July 5, during NEA’s annual Representative Assembly. The nine-member Executive Committee is the governing body for the nearly 3 […]
- New Jersey Schools Development Authority takes action to protect kids from mercury found in floors July 3, 2019The New Jersey Schools Development Authority (SDA) will be requiring a certification from manufacturers of rubberized and/or urethane floors installed on SDA projects ensuring the floor does not contain phenyl mercuric acetate (PMA) or other mercury catalysts. These floors, which continue to be identified in New Jersey schools, have been installed since the 1960s. This […]
- Tabernacle educator selected as 2020 NEA Foundation Global Learning Fellow June 27, 2019Learning journey to prepare Michael Dunlea, students as global citizens The NEA Foundation, a public charity founded by educators for educators, today named Michael Dunlea, a third-grade teacher at Tabernacle Elementary School in Tabernacle, New Jersey, as a 2020 NEA Foundation Global Learning Fellow. Previously an educator in Stafford Township, Dunlea was the 2011-12 Ocean […]
- NJEA, CWA unite to advocate for public employees June 13, 2019Despite the ongoing threat of rain, more than 1,000 NJEA and NJREA members from around the state descended upon Trenton today to join the Communications Workers of America (CWA) in a rally to compel the Legislature to pass a fair and responsible budget which would include a Millionaires Tax. The CWA organized the rally to […]
