NJEA President Steve Beatty and BCEA President Sue McBride were warmly welcomed to Northern Valley Regional High School Old Tappan on Monday, in what turned out to be an additionally rewarding experience for the NJEA President. NVRHSEA President Ryan Steffner is a former student of Steve’s!

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Thank you 🙏 to the elected members of the BCEA Executive Committee for attending today’s meetings. So much to review!!! 🥰

US Supreme Court rejects Massachusetts school gender-identity policy challenge By Andrew Chung April 20 (Reuters) - The U.S.

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a bid by parents to sue a public school district in Massachusetts over actions by teachers & officials to support the gender identity of students by not disclosing name ‌or pronoun changes to parents without the child's consent.
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2 teens dead after planned fight between juveniles escalates into a shooting at a public park in North Carolina, police confirm The Winston-Salem Police Department said five other teens were injured and is asking for the public's help in the investigation.

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Saudi Arabia nearly doubles renewables capacity in 2025 While the pace of new projects is accelerating, the kingdom is still some way off its target of producing 50% of electricity from renewables by 2030.

Speaks VOLUMES when one of the world’s largest oil producers invests dramatically in solar!!! www.yahoo.com/news/article...

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In 2022, SpaceX was charged with illegally firing workers who spoke out against Elon Musk.

Then, Elon Musk helped elect Donald Trump, and Trump's labor board dropped the charges.

Was this a political favor? I'm pressing for answers.

Trump and the IRS are in talks to resolve his $10 billion lawsuit over leaked tax records The president's lawsuit, filed this year, alleges that the IRS failed to take the necessary steps to prevent the unautho

Billions in foreign real estate deals while serving as head of state.

Billions in crypto deals while gutting regulation of the industry.

Suing his own government and negotiating a settlement funded by the taxpayers.

We're so numb to Trump grifting off the presidency that hardly anyone notices.

The Sift: AI versus doctors - The News Literacy Project A cancer patient declines treatment after consulting with an AI tool, a daily newspaper in Pittsburgh is saved, and a Pink Floyd-related rumor is debunked.

⚠️ Recent studies of leading AI chatbots found that they give misleading medical advice half of the time & misdiagnose over 80% of early medical cases. In one case, a man in Seattle died of cancer last year after delaying care based on faulty advice from Perplexity AI.

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Keep Public Funds in Public Schools | NEA Tell Congress to repeal the national tax-credit voucher program set to launch on January 1, 2027.

Keep Public Funds in Public Schools
Tell Congress to repeal the national tax-credit voucher program set to launch on January 1, 2027. Send the email today!

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‘We should absolutely be concerned about non-college-educated men today’: higher rents, living at home, falling out of the labor market "Very real economic forces" are "limiting the options for non-college-educated men," said Gabrielle Penrose of the American Institute for Boys and Men.

Men are nearly twice as likely as women to be living with their parents, and a new study says it’s particularly harmful for non-college educated men, who are less likely to hold jobs compared to their college-educated counterparts.

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A humanoid robot won a half-marathon in Beijing in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, finishing faster than Ugandan runner Jacob Kiplimo's world record.

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Digital Hopes, Real Power: The Rise of Network Shutdowns The number of internet shutdowns in 2025 broke the record set in 2024. Whereas network disruptions were once a rare occurrence, they are now a routine measure, increasingly treated by authorities as

Historically, most blackouts have occurred during moments of intense political tension. But authorities are increasingly using them as a tool to preempt dissent. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Blue graphic with an image of a absentee ballot in the background reading "Millions of people depend on voting by mail, including: People with disabilities People juggling multiple jobs Seniors People without access to transportation Service members and their families People in rural areas And more President Trump shouldn’t be making it harder for us to vote."

President Trump’s new executive order attempts to restrict mail-in voting, which would make it more difficult for millions of people to cast a vote.

We’re taking him to court to protect our right to participate in our democracy.

Postal Service union launches ad campaign promoting mail voting as Trump seeks to limit it The 30-second message features a variety of voters, among them a busy farmer and a flight attendant, explaining why they cast their ballots by mail.

Voting by mail is safe, secure & gives millions of folks who can’t physically get to their polling place the chance to make their voice heard. For our members, who often work late shifts or long hours, it’s huge. I’m glad the @apwu.bsky.social is spreading the word. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

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Thank you 🙏 to all our members who attended our ESP RoundTable this week!

We’re headed to court to defend our right to vote by mail from President Trump’s attacks.

Our democracy belongs to the people, and we will do everything in our power to protect it.

Corruption at the highest levels of government is destabilizing. 
 
We must make major reforms to address corruption at all levels of government. It won’t be easy but it is necessary.

Nothing can replace the human connection between educators and their students.

And as I discussed with labor leaders on Capitol Hill today, decisions about technology in schools and workplaces must put people first.

Keep Pushing: We Get 10 More Days to Reform Section 702 In a dramatic middle-of-the-night stand off, a bipartisan set of lawmakers pushing for true reform and privacy protections for Americans bought us some more time to fight! They are holding out for, at...

Privacy stalwarts in Congress just bought us 10 more days to put together a bill that actually reforms Section 702. Keep pushing.

The richest 10% of Americans own roughly 87% of stocks.

The richest 1% alone own roughly half of all stocks.

It's worth pointing out once again that the stock market is not the economy.

Trump's tax cuts give the richest 5% big breaks while everyone else pays more. How the middle-class is being left behind “There’s no hiding the fact that the last year of tax policy has driven up costs for most Americans [while] slashing them for the wealthy.”

Did you really think a Billionaire was going to fight for you?

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643,000 Student Loan Borrowers Stuck In Backlogs As Applications Surge, Repayment Plans Change The Education Department released new data indicating that more than 643,000 student loan borrowers remain stuck in backlogs for repayment plans and loan forgiveness.

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Analilia Mejia will win a special election in New Jersey's 11th District, CNN's Decision Desk projects, allowing Democrats to further narrow Republicans' razor-thin majority in the US House. https://cnn.it/42evFDk

Watch your AI Chats!!! www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...

A great community outreach event sponsored by Franklin Lakes EA!