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A new paper by EPI Research Associate Jeffrey Keefe finds that New Jersey’s public teachers are undercompensated, relative to similar workers in New Jersey...

http://www.epi.org/publication/new-jersey-public-school-teachers-are-underpaid-not-overpaid/

Some of his findings include:

• New Jersey public school teachers are in fact undercompensated, not overcompensated. Using regression analysis to control for level of education and other factors that affect pay, we find that public school teachers earn 16.8 percent less in weekly wages and 12.5 percent less in weekly total compensation (wages and

Colleagues,

Seton Hall Informational Meeting - Seton Hall University will be holding an Open House/Information Session for their next Executive M.A. & Ed.S Degree Program in Education Leadership, Management, and Policy on Monday, February 27, 2017 at 4:30pm at the NTU Offices at 1019 Broad Street, Newark. 

For more information, see the attached flyer.

In Solidarity,  

Mike Maillaro

Director of Research and Communication

Newark Teachers Union

Dear Brothers and Sisters:

 NTU members through our affiliation with the American Federation of Teachers can receive free professional development credits by attending our Professional Learning Showcase.  Take Saturday, February 25^th  off and let your spouse handle the kids and chores. Organize a car pool with colleagues and make a day of it.  It ends at 3:30 so you still have the rest of the day—go shopping, get a massage.

This FREE Professional Learning Showcase is a one day professional development opportunity created through the partnership of AFT National and the AFTNJ. It is an

Colleagues,

Seton Hall Informational Meeting - Seton Hall University will be holding an Open House/Information Session for their next Executive M.A. & Ed.S Degree Program in Education Leadership, Management, and Policy on Thursday, February 9, 2017 at 4:30pm at the NTU Offices at 1019 Broad Street, Newark.  For more information, see the attached flyer.

In Solidarity,  

Mike Maillaro

Director of Research and Communication

Newark Teachers Union

Please note: mmaillaro@ntuaft.com will be shutting down soon.  Please use mmaillaro@newarkteachersunion.com.

Colleagues,

The NTU and our community and legal partners continue to rack up major legal victories against the State in their battle to devalue educators and destroy public education:

1) The NJ Supreme Court has denied the state’s latest petition to freeze education funding and to grant the Commissioner of Education authority to override teachers contracts. Summarily, the bogus lawsuit claiming tenure and Newark teachers are an impediment to student learning has been dismissed and declared moot.

2) Moments ago, on a 6-2 vote, the State Board of Education rejected Governor Christie's proposal to

AFT National President Randi Weingarten joined NTU President John M. Abeigon and NPS staff as part of the National Day of Action!  We had action at schools all across the city!  More pictures to come!

East Side

East Side

American History High

Wilson Ave

Ridge Street

Ellott Street

Franklin

Office of Early Childhood

Central High School

Ann Street School

10th Street School

Ivy Hill School

E Alma Flagg School

Arts High School

Science Park High

South Street School

Speedway Academies

Newark Leadership Academy

Samuel Berliner

Ann Street Annex

Horton Street School

From: Donna M. Chiera, AFTNJ President [mailto:union@aftnj.org]

Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2016 6:16 PM
To: Jabeigon@newarkteachersunion.com
Subject: 2016 Review and 2017 Outlook

Trenton Judge has ruled teachers unions have interest and are recognized as interveners in the anti-seniority, anti-tenure lawsuit supported by our Sup't Cerf, among others!!

Colleagues:

Next Wednesday, the Newark Teachers Union will be hosting an emergency meeting for our Child Study Team members to discuss pertinent information that will impact all of us. 

EMERGENCY CHILD STUDY TEAM MEETING

Wednesday, November 2, 2016 

4:00PM – 5:30PM

1^st Floor Conference Room

Newark Teachers Union

1019 Broad Street

Newark, NJ 07102

(Parking is available behind the building on Beecher Street)

In Solidarity,