new jersey education association

Senate President Steve Sweeney and NJEA bury their longtime feud to propose health plans in which teacher contributions are a share of salary, not premiums.

Weather typically presents the biggest problems in the earliest and latest weeks of the school year, when temperatures inside a classroom can top the sweltering temperatures outdoors.

State and local government – and by extension, the taxpayers who fund them – should save almost $500 million under health-plan changes agreed to by unions.

Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration significantly scaled back how much of a teacher’s annual evaluation is tied to student improvement on standardized exams.

A working group organized by the Legislature has pitched a major overhaul of state and local government in New Jersey – teeing up a major battle.

NJEA says it isn't ignoring comments about sex abuse allegations – but that they're false and potentially misleading. Lawmakers have seen the raw video.

The week-long program is aimed to improve racial equality in the classroom and address larger issues facing society today during Black History Month.

Spending by independent special interest groups is now approaching $20 million, nearly as much as what the candidates themselves have spent.

There are only a handful of competitive races for Senate and Assembly, and Democrats will control the Legislature. One race is already NJ's priciest ever.

The idea of cutting promised aid to 126 districts prompts an unusual alliance. The Senate president says it's 'pandering' not to trim where enrollments are down.