AFT New Jersey
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The American Federation of Teachers New Jersey (AFTNJ) is a federation of unions representing 30,000 education workers in prekindergarten to 12 school districts, private, religious and charter schools.
From Education Week:
What a New Dyslexia Definition Could Mean for Schools
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What a New Dyslexia Definition Could Mean for Schools
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What a New Dyslexia Definition Could Mean for Schools
An updated definition put forth by an international group of researchers could identify more students.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
From Education Week:
What a New Dyslexia Definition Could Mean for Schools
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What a New Dyslexia Definition Could Mean for Schools
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From Inside Higher Ed:
Trump’s Effort to Break Up Education Dept. Part of Long History
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Trump’s Effort to Break Up Education Dept. Part of Long History
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Trump Isn’t First President to Try to Break Up ED
An iteration of the department in 1867 lasted about a year before being demoted and not resurfacing until the Carter administration. Department or no, both Democrats and Republicans have expanded the…
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November 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
From Inside Higher Ed:
Trump’s Effort to Break Up Education Dept. Part of Long History
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Trump’s Effort to Break Up Education Dept. Part of Long History
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From Education Week:
Is There a Right Age for a Child’s First Cellphone? Educators Weigh In
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Is There a Right Age for a Child’s First Cellphone? Educators Weigh In
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Is There a Right Age for a Child’s First Cellphone? Educators Weigh In
Experts say there's no optimal age for giving students their first mobile phone.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
From Education Week:
Is There a Right Age for a Child’s First Cellphone? Educators Weigh In
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Is There a Right Age for a Child’s First Cellphone? Educators Weigh In
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Congrats to AFTNJ President Jennifer S. Higgins and Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union President Heather Pierce for being named to Gov.-elect @mikiesherrill.bsky.social’s education and fiscal responsibility/govt. accountability transition action teams, respectively:
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November 21, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Congrats to AFTNJ President Jennifer S. Higgins and Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union President Heather Pierce for being named to Gov.-elect @mikiesherrill.bsky.social’s education and fiscal responsibility/govt. accountability transition action teams, respectively:
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“I have not heard them get up and say one thing that they’re going to do that helps children.” — @aft.org President Randi Weingarten on the Trump administration dismantling the Department of Education
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November 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
“I have not heard them get up and say one thing that they’re going to do that helps children.” — @aft.org President Randi Weingarten on the Trump administration dismantling the Department of Education
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Join AFT President Randi Weingarten and others today (Nov. 20) at 6 p.m. ET for the webinar “Our Healthcare, Our Fight — How Washington’s Actions Threaten Working Families.” To register, click here:
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November 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Join AFT President Randi Weingarten and others today (Nov. 20) at 6 p.m. ET for the webinar “Our Healthcare, Our Fight — How Washington’s Actions Threaten Working Families.” To register, click here:
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“[Spreading education services across various federal departments will] undermine public schools as places where diverse voices come together and where pluralism, the bedrock of our democracy, is strengthened.” — @aft.org President Randi Weingarten
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AFT’s Weingarten on President Trump’s Order to Dismantle the Education Department
WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement responding to the announcement today revealing President Donald Trump’s plan to move multiple parts of the U.S. Department of E...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
“[Spreading education services across various federal departments will] undermine public schools as places where diverse voices come together and where pluralism, the bedrock of our democracy, is strengthened.” — @aft.org President Randi Weingarten
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From NorthJersey.com:
NJ community colleges brace as DOJ declines to protect minority-serving grants
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NJ community colleges brace as DOJ declines to protect minority-serving grants
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November 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
From NorthJersey.com:
NJ community colleges brace as DOJ declines to protect minority-serving grants
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NJ community colleges brace as DOJ declines to protect minority-serving grants
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“One thing as true today as decades ago is the need to fund and strengthen public schools. Today’s AFT understands what [late AFT President Al] Shanker’s did: Teachers want what students need.” — @aft.org President Randi Weingarten in The Washington Post
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Opinion | Americans can do better by veterans. Here’s how.
Readers respond to Post articles and commentary.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
“One thing as true today as decades ago is the need to fund and strengthen public schools. Today’s AFT understands what [late AFT President Al] Shanker’s did: Teachers want what students need.” — @aft.org President Randi Weingarten in The Washington Post
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“From our perspective, these are proposals. We do not accept that they can unilaterally change the terms and conditions of the faculty bargaining unit.” — Jeff Halpern, Rider AAUP’s contract administrator and chief grievance officer
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University plans to cut 25% of professors — but its union is pushing back
It claims administration can’t unilaterally change its contract terms that run through 2027.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
“From our perspective, these are proposals. We do not accept that they can unilaterally change the terms and conditions of the faculty bargaining unit.” — Jeff Halpern, Rider AAUP’s contract administrator and chief grievance officer
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Share My Lesson offers an engaging collection of Thanksgiving lesson plans, historical accounts and more for PreK-12 students. Click here:
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November 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Share My Lesson offers an engaging collection of Thanksgiving lesson plans, historical accounts and more for PreK-12 students. Click here:
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