Teachers Unions

LILLEY: New Jersey, Listen Up–This Is Why We Have a Teacher Shortage

New Jersey school administrators sound the alarm about teacher shortages. The U.S. Department of Education says New Jersey has a…

3 years ago

Newsflash: We Never Needed to Close Schools or Mask Kids During COVID

New Jersey students' "staggering" learning loss during COVID school closures is not news. Here's what is: those school closures and…

3 years ago

Murphy and Legislators Gave a Gift to NJEA That No One Knows About

In April 2018, two months before the U.S. Supreme Court released its Janus v. AFSCME ruling that said mandatory union…

3 years ago

MCKENNA: As School Problems Mount and Staff Shortages Persist, Parents Are Pissed

Laura McKenna is an education writer based in New Jersey. You can find her at www.lauramckenna.com. This was originally published at Laura…

3 years ago

SCOOP: Asbury Park Teacher Union President Advises Teachers On Lay-Offs

This morning Asbury Park Education Association John Napolitani sent an email to all 400 APEA members regarding tonight's Board of…

3 years ago

Asbury Park Teachers Speak Out: ‘I Would Send My Child Here Over My Dead Body’

Last Friday, in response to pleas from its membership, the leaders of the Asbury Park Education Association released the results…

3 years ago

LILLEY: NJEA Leaders Get Desperate as New Jersey Teachers Look To Opt Out Before Tomorrow’s Deadline

Well, it looks like Sunlight’s campaign to inform New Jersey teachers of their 1st Amendment rights has hit a nerve.…

3 years ago

LILLEY: Montville Teacher Pleads With Fellow Teachers to Quit NJEA and Save $1,500 in Annual Dues

(Opinions by our guest columnists do not necessarily reflect the views of NJER.) Courageous Montville teacher Mark Mansour made an inspiring…

3 years ago

Teacher Union President Celebrates Himself at Non-Unionized Hotel and Without His Honorees

The posh MC Hotel in downtown Montclair is the place to be this Saturday evening at 7 pm. There, we…

3 years ago

LILLEY: New Jersey Teacher Union Dues Are WAY Higher Than Any Other State

NJEA’s member dues are the highest in the nation – by a long shot.  For the 2020-21 school year, EIA…

4 years ago