NJEA News
- 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 […]