Your health insurance coverage will begin on the first day of your contractual employment. Employees are eligible for Medical (Aetna), Prescription (Benecard), Dental (Delta Dental) and Vision (VSP) coverage. Premium [ … ]
Tips to Prepare for Your Post-Observation
Take evidence of what happened after the observed lesson. Be prepared to discuss factors that the observer may not know. Tips ….
Research Detects Bias in Classroom Observations
As the rubber hits the road in the implementation of states’ revamped teacher-evaluation systems, new research illuminates a troubling source of bias. School principals—when conducting classroom observations—appear to give some [ … ]
Governor-elect Murphy Announces Transition2018 Committee Memberships
Chiera to Co-Chair Ed Committee, Tardi Named On Friday, Governor-elect Murphy’s transition office announced the addition of AFT New Jersey President Donna M. Chiera to co-chair the Education, Access and [ … ]
INTERACTIVE MAP: WHO GETS HURT MOST BY GOP’S PLAN TO KILL HIGHER-ED DEDUCTIONS?
The Republican tax-reform package targets benefits taken by New Jerseyans in college and grad school — and their families Note: To find a zip code or town, zoom in and [ … ]
2018 Changes Announced for Social Security and Medicare
AFT Research and Strategic Initiatives Departmental Benefits Bulletin No. 58 2018 Changes Announced for Social Security and Medicare The Social Security Administration and the Centers for Medicare & [ … ]
Please Take School Climate Survey
Take Survey. We want to know what YOU think about your school. The information from this survey will help improve working conditions. YOUR answers are confidential. Your answers will be [ … ]
Please Sign and Share for Fair Funding
Please sign this petition to show your support for New Jersey meeting its obligations under the current funding formula and rejecting Chris Christie’s ill-conceived attempt to deprive deserving students of adequate resources. [ … ]
Tell the Board: Bargain a Fair Contract with Perth Amboy Educators
Tell the Board to bargain a fair contract Perth Amboy Federation (PAF) members, who work every day for the students, are without a contract since last year. Unfortunately, the Board [ … ]
Tell Chris Christie to Apologize for Threatening Teachers
In an interview broadcast Sunday, Governor Chris Christie said teachers’ unions “are the single most destructive force in public education in America,” and deserve “a punch in the face.” Teachers [ … ]