July 2020
July 14: Student Health, Worker Safety, and Funding Challenges for Higher Education in a COVID-19 World
This week’s topic focused on student and worker safety in the tumultuous and ever-changing landscape of higher education. We heard from three inspiring women who have been organizing higher education faculty and staff across departments [...]
Pandemic v. Schools – National Coalition for Healthier Schools Plan for Safe Reopening
School Buildings and Occupants Can Speed or Slow the Spread of COVID-19 Jul. 9, 2020 / PRZen / SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- As pressure mounts for schools to reopen this fall, awareness is growing of the need [...]
NJEA, Others Want National School Reopening Guideline Consensus
Because no one is really sure what the pandemic will look like in two months, the New Jersey Education Association is one of several groups backing a National Call to Action to raise awareness of [...]
Will N.J. have enough teachers to reopen schools? Union worried many won’t go back.
School districts have begun to hear from teachers who are requesting to retire early or refusing to return to the classroom during the coronavirus pandemic. Others are asking to teach only from home because they or [...]
For The Many NJ Applauds Borrowing Deal to Protect Against Budget Cuts
Earlier today, Governor Murphy and Senate President Sweeney announced a deal that would allow New Jersey to borrow funds from the federal government to balance the state budget. In response to this agreement, members of [...]
ADVOCATES RELEASE PLAN TO REOPEN SCHOOLS
For Immediate Release: Thursday, July 9, 2020 Contact: Debra Coyle McFadden, Director, NJ Work Environment Council, 609-707-1320, [email protected] Claire Barnett, Executive Director, Healthy Schools Network, 202-543-7555 ADVOCATES RELEASE PLAN TO REOPEN SCHOOLS PANDEMIC V. SCHOOLS: A NATIONAL CALL TO [...]