Contract Negotiations

Paterson Mayor Urges Resolution to Negotiations Impasse Between Teachers and School Board

Earlier this month parents, teachers and students gathered together to protest the Paterson Board of Education's failure to come up…

2 years ago

BREAKING: Paterson Teachers Protest Staff Shortages, Unsanitary Conditions, Huge Class Sizes, Lack of Respect

This is a broadcast from the Paterson Education Association. On behalf of the 2,800 Paterson Education Association employees, we hope…

2 years ago

Battle Heats Up in Corrupt Elizabeth as Parents Remind Mayor He Can’t Fire Teachers

As NJ Education Report readers know, late Wednesday Elizabeth Mayor Chris Bollage publicly threatened the local teachers union with retaliation…

2 years ago

Big Teacher Shortage Hits Paterson—as Union President Predicted

Paterson Public Schools District announced yesterday that it has 122 teaching vacancies heading into the opening of schools. In addition,…

2 years ago

Mayor of Elizabeth Threatens District Teachers If They Protest Contract Impasse

There has been tons of ink spilled on the corruption at Elizabeth Public Schools district, the second-largest district in the…

2 years ago

Elizabeth Teachers Union and School Board at an Impasse on Contract Negotiations

This is an update from the Elizabeth Public Schools District School Board and Superintendent Olga Hugelmeyer about a negotiations impasse…

2 years ago

Paterson School Board Caught in Friendly Fire During Teacher Salary Negotiations

Last week the Paterson Education Association, a local bargaining unit of NJEA, announced its negotiating team had declared an impasse…

2 years ago

Paterson Teachers Union Negotiations Stall As District Refuses to Address Salaries

(This is a press release.) Fueled by the Paterson Board of Education’s unwillingness to address the ongoing wage gap within…

2 years ago

‘We Can’t Breathe’: Elizabeth City Community Members Assail District Leadership

At Elizabeth Board of Education’s public meeting last Thursday, racist social media posts by Superintendent Olga Hugelmeyer’s husband weren’t the…

3 years ago

In Newark, Every Teacher Is Sacred

Every sperm is sacred. Every sperm is great. If a sperm is wasted, God gets quite irate. Does anyone else…

7 years ago