AFT New Jersey

10/21/2026

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/measles-has-come-back-in-force-is-your-school-ready/2026/10

The United States has recorded more measles cases this year than in any year in more than three decades.

10/21/2026

More than 160 community-selected PanelPicker sessions were revealed today (Oct. 21) as part of the official lineup for SXSW EDU 2027 — read more here:
https://sxswedu.com/2026/largest-announcement-of-160-sessions-from-panelpicker-revealed-for-sxsw-edu-2027/

10/21/2026

https://www.nj.com/news/2026/10/nj-college-students-and-staff-furious-over-creepy-ai-cameras-tracking-their-every-move-why-should-i-trust-you.html

Students, faculty and staff say they were never told the university had spent $1.5 million on software that can track faces, plates and people across campus.

10/21/2026

From K-12 Dive:
Diesel price surge triggers budget workarounds, changes to bus routes

One Texas district has already spent $1.1 million of its $1.6 million fuel budget for the entire school year. Here's how it and others are coping.

10/20/2026

https://www.nj.com/hudson/2026/10/protesters-rally-outside-nj-high-school-after-ice-agents-stop-students-walking-to-school.html
AFT American Association of University Professors North Bergen Federation of Teachers Council of NJ State College Locals - AFT

10/20/2026

10/20/2026

“The biggest thing on the table for most [adjuncts] is job security. Without real job protections, adjuncts have no real academic freedom. So we won the first part of this, which is a recognition that we should have [academic freedom]. We need the second part to really hammer it home.” — Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union VP Hank Kalet
AFT American Association of University Professors Council of NJ State College Locals - AFT

Traditionally limited to full-time faculty, academic freedom protections will now extend to librarians, postdocs and clinicians at Rutgers. But without accompanying job security, adjuncts could still be vulnerable.

10/20/2026

From Education Week:
Getting Middle Schoolers to Do the Reading Is Hard. Can Communal Reading Help?

New classroom methods aim to help kids internalize the message that engaging in print is worth it.

10/19/2026

https://www.edutopia.org/article/precise-positive-praise-classroom

Explicitly acknowledging replicable behaviors is an effective way to encourage all students to meet expectations.

10/19/2026

To register for this webinar, taking place today (Oct. 19) at 6 p.m. ET, click here:
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