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Two more huge tenure victories for the NTU!

We received two more huge tenure victories!

To All NTU and CASA Members: All workers and their families are under attack!

Dear Colleagues,

Across the country, the working class has been under attack from a concentrated effort to strip away their legally-guaranteed protections. In New Jersey, educators have been a constant target of the Governor. Nowhere has this been more apparent than in Newark and the other state-controlled school districts.

Over the Winter Break, the Governor’s hand-picked Superintendent Christopher Cerf unleashed his latest attacks against educators. For CASA members, Superintendent Cerf has refused to negotiate a contract in good faith, and he announced that he was going to unilaterally

Seton Hall - Education Leadership, Management, and Policy Open House/Information Session

Dear Educator,

Seton Hall University will be holding at Open House/Information Session for our next Executive M.A. & Ed.S Degree Programs in Education Leadership, Management, and Policy on Thursday, January 21, 2016 at 4:30pm at the NTU Offices at 1019 Broad Street, Newark.

Our program will enable you to work towards a Supervisor, Principal, and Superintendent certifications through a nationally acclaimed leadership program. This cohort program is being offered in Newark at a special discount as a result of the partnership between NTU and Seton Hall University.

Many NTU members have

To all Aides and Clerks: Upcoming PERS election

Dear Aides and Clerks:

One of the leaders of the fight to keep Christie from destroying your pension is municipal PERS employee representative Benjamin "Max" Hurst. He is now running for re-election to the PERS Board with the active support of Public Employee Committee of the NJ AFL-CIO and the Newark Teachers Union.

Chris Christie would love to get rid of Max, YOU can help keep him there by clicking the PERS website here!! Deadline coming up so please do this ASAP.

Please do and don't forget to SHARE

John M. Abeigon

President/Director of Organization

Newark Teachers Union

NTU Update - December 4, 2015

Colleagues,

1) NTUniversity – The NTU is looking to expand the reach of our Educational Research and Dissemination Department. We are looking for NTU members who would like to come down to the NTU and help present workshops on a variety of important issues, especially in regards to areas like classroom management, math, bilingual, ELL, and Special Education. If you would be interested, please reach out to NTU Secretary/Treasurer Michael Iovino – miovino@newarkteachersunion.com.

2) Membership Meetings – We have confirmed dates and location for our upcoming regional membership

Ed Law Center - How did Newark's "budget crisis" come about

STATE UNDERFUNDING AND RAPID CHARTER GROWTH PUT NEWARK BUDGET IN CRISIS

Health Care Associates (Employee Assistance) Workshop - Tuesday, December 15

Our colleagues from HCAMS (HealthCare Assistance with Member Support) will be doing an afterschool workshop at the Newark Teachers Union on December 15, 2015. They will be explaining the services they offer and how union members can access them.

December NTU Membership meetings

We have confirmed dates and location for our upcoming regional membership meetings:

This week, the House of Representatives will take up the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The Senate is scheduled to follow suit as soon the House is finished. The reauthorized law, called the Every Student Succeeds Act:

*         eliminates the adequate yearly progress requirement;*         maintains certification for paraprofessionals;*         revamps accountability to include other measures of student learning and school indicators, and allows for a pilot program for project based-assessments in lieu of standardized tests;*         authorizes funds to be used

Charter Schools - TAKE ACTION NOW!

Absolute power and lack of transparency are NOT perfect together. Charter school evaluations are not shared with the public, nor are their profit/loss statements.

http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/15/11/23/op-ed-hold-charter-schools-to-same-standards-as-district-schools/

We all want the best possible results for our children and an education system that works for all students. Now is the time to put a temporary hold on increasing charter enrollments and study what is working and what needs improvement.

Call Sen Teresa M Ruiz (D) (973) 484-1000 and Assemblyman Patrick J. Diegnan Jr. (D) (908) 757