Latest issue of American Educator out now
The fall 2020 issue of AFT’s American Educator is available now. It contains “The Crisis of American Democracy,” a…
Murphy signs revised fiscal year 2021 budget
Gov. Phil Murphy on Sept. 29 signed New Jersey’s revised fiscal year 2021 budget, with Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney…
NYT goes inside the White House-CDC battle over reopening schools
Interviews and documents with past and present government officials reveal that the White House “spent weeks trying to press…
K-12 schools nationwide expected to receive rapid coronavirus tests from government
The federal government is expected to send 6.5 million rapid coronavirus tests this week to states based on their…
Rutgers faculty members protest layoffs, other issues
A planned protest by Rutgers University faculty members about recent layoffs morphed into a rally Sept. 26 in New…
#AFTVotes social media campaign is underway
AFTNJ is encouraging its members to not only return their 2020 election ballots early but to participate in this…
Plagiarism found in mass email by Stockton University’s interim provost
A mass email sent Sept. 4 by Stockton University Interim Provost Michelle Craig McDonald was later found to be…
Report: N.J. teachers paid 3.1% less than comparable workers
New Jersey teachers earn 3.1% less than other comparable college-educated workers, according to a report by Sylvia A. Allegretto…
N.J. Senate passes unemployment bill for adjuncts
By a vote of 38-0, the state Senate on Sept. 24 approved S2852, a bill that would enable adjunct professors…
New Rutgers institute to study racial justice
Rutgers University on Sept. 24 said it has received a $15 million grant from New York’s Andrew W. Mellon Foundation…
Murphy, Fauci discuss N.J. school reopenings
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci on Sept. 24 spoke via Zoom about the…
Data: Community college enrollment down by 7.5%
Fall 2020 enrollment at community colleges is down by 7.5%, according to preliminary data from the National Student Clearinghouse…
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