By Adam Sheridan, Winslow Twp. Education Association Working in a public school, I see the effects of hunger and food insecurity every day. Teachers across the state trade stories of…
By Dawn Boyer, Byram Township STEM Educator Byram Township Intermediate School is collaborating with other schools, as well as partners from the private and public sectors by participating in the…
By Lauren Nasto-Maunz Educators everywhere are working to make remote learning work for their students. Since I live in the community where I work, I decided to bring science…
By Amy T. Andersen, 2018 NJ Teacher of the year and National Finalist Is everybody doing okay? Probably a silly question but I really wanted to check-in on my ASL…
By Nancy Pietz, Monmouth Beach Education Association My fifth-grade teaching partner, Jason Vastano, and I decided to think outside the box. We created hands-on activity bags for students so they…
By Gene Woods, president of the Bayonne Education Association As I was preparing my lessons for my African American History classes and my Facing History and Ourselves classes, I was…
By Gary O'Shea, custodian, Lower Twp. Public Schools I’ve been working as a custodian/maintenance employee in Lower Township for the past ten years. We have four schools in the district,…
As schools across Passaic County closed to slow the spread of COVID-19, school district administrators in the city of Passaic initially planned to cobble together enough days to create an…
By Robin Cogan and Eileen Gavin New Jersey certified school nurses are working throughout the state to keep our students safe, healthy and ready to learn from our virtual health…
By Henry Goodhue, president of the Hillsborough Education Association The Hillsborough Education Association (HEA) has always prided itself on being “The HEArt of the Community.” Close to half of our…