Essex-West Hudson Labor Council Scholarship
Essex-West Hudson Labor Council is giving out 10 scholarships worth $1000 each to the children of Union Members.
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AFT TEACH Conference
Registration is now available for AFT's TEACH Conference in Washington, DC. See below for more information.
Guidance from NJDOE on State Assessments
NJDOE recently released the following guidance regarding state assessment administration. Please review, and if you have any questions, reach out to us so we can pass them on to district and state administrators.
Week of the Young Child Registration
Join us to celebrate those who support young children!
Music Monday-April 8, 2019
Line Dancing with Vice Principal Alicia Lee.
https://tinyurl.com/WOYC-MusicMon
Work Together Wednesday-April 10, 2019
Never again
“A majority of American teens say they are worried about a shooting happening at their school. Let that sink in,” AFT President Randi Weingarten writes in her latest column for the New York Times. “Young people are demanding meaningful action beyond ‘thoughts and prayers.’ They know, as do law enforcement officers and educators, that there are effective ways to address gun violence.” Read more about the proven strategies that would enhance school safety and reduce gun violence.
Good news from NTU and Ed Law Center!
COURT AGREEMENT PROVIDES NEW JERSEY JUNIORS AND SENIORS WITH CLEAR PATHWAYS TO HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION
February 15, 2019
We can fight back against the private prison operators that fuel mass incarceration
It’s time to divest from private prisons: The US incarcerates more prisoners than any other nation in the world - and private prisons profit. Our new report details how AFT members can encourage their pension funds to divest from private prison corporations.
AFT members feel like political pawns in Trump shutdown
Many government employees already live paycheck to paycheck, without their government salary, it’s getting hard to feed their families.