Teacher Voices

LILLEY: In Lacey and Ocean Districts, NJEA Pits Teachers Against Parents

We now have on-the-ground confirmation about the tactics and reach of the NJEA’s well-funded, statewide campaign against parents who dare…

2 years ago

South Orange-Maplewood School Teacher Files A Defamation Lawsuit in Follow-Up to Hijab Incident

Today the New York Times is breaking news about South Orange-Maplewood Public Schools. Back in October 2021, Olympic fencer Ibtihaj…

2 years ago

Bergen County Teacher Sues His School District Because ‘Jewish People’ Made Him a ‘Perfect Scapegoat’

Robert Welsh, a seventh-grade social studies teacher in Bergen County, is suing Woodcliff Lake Public Schools for indefinitely suspending him…

2 years ago

MATRISCIANO: Newark Public Schools Has a Great Strategic Plan That Won’t Work— Unless We Make These Five Changes

Vince Matrisciano is a Project Management Engineer who worked for the Department of Defense for over 30 years, managing complex…

2 years ago

JerseyCAN Launches NJ Teacher Leader Policy and Parent Champion Fellowships

As Students Head Back to School, Parents and Teachers are Gearing Up for Another Year of Strong Advocacy In an…

2 years ago

Paterson Teachers Union Decries Superintendent’s Refusal to Address Poor Working Conditions and Unreasonably Low Salaries

This is an "Open Letter to the Paterson Community" from the Paterson Education Association. The Paterson Education Association (PEA) has…

2 years ago

LILLEY: In Pitting Teachers Against Parents, NJEA Is Injecting Politics Into Our Schools

Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey has detailed how the NJEA is training teachers to become political activists to push for…

2 years ago

Sen. Corrado Demands Murphy End Mandatory COVID Testing for Unvaccinated School Staff

(This is a press release.) Senator Kristin Corrado today called on Governor Murphy to end his executive order that requires…

2 years ago

Esteemed NJ Businessman Demands Murphy and Media Challenge NJEA Leaders’ Gold-Plated Salary & Benefits

Josh Weston, who founded Automatic Data Processing (ADP) with the late New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg, has some harsh words…

2 years ago

NJ Teacher: Meddling Parents and School Boards Are Driving Teachers to Quit

This is a letter by retired New Jersey teacher Freya Gervasi of Denville. Regarding the recent op-ed, “N.J. needs policies that…

2 years ago