The New Jersey teacher's average salary continues to be well into the highest 20 percent of teacher average salaries nationally. Here are recently released figures from the U.S. Department of Commerce on a county by county basis showing the minimum and maximum salaries for teachers with 4-, 5-, and 6-year training levels. (Editor/RK)

Presents the legislative action program of the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA), including general political objectives and the organization's stance on specific bills in the New Jersey legislature. A summary of national legislative goals and political action information for NJEA members is also provided. (SJL)

The New Jersey Education Association outlines the provisions of the state's 1979-80 tenured teacher evaluation regulations and advises its members on how to protect themselves during the annual evaluation process, especially in the conference with the evaluator. (SJL)

This booklet is both a review of some of the key legislative accomplishments of the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) since 1975 and a synopsis of its proposed legislative program for 1980. The legislative goals of the National Education Association (NEA) are also described. (Author/SJL)

A statewide survey by the New Jersey Education Association indicates that instructional aides are being misused and misassigned in many school districts. Abuses cited include use of noncertificated aides as teachers, violation of pay practices, and ineffective program administration. The Association's recommendations for change are listed.…

The New Jersey Education Association refutes arguments being made by critics of New Jersey's educational tenure law. (SJL)

Committee W on the Status of Women in the Academic Profession of the New Jersey state conference of the American Association of University Professors, distributed a questionnaire to fifty public and private, four-year and two-year college and university presidents in New Jersey. The questionnaire was designed to gather information about the…

This paper presents findings of a study that examined the effects of two dispute resolution procedures--fact-finding and compulsory final-offer, issue-by-issue interest arbitration--on teachers' wages, fringe benefits, and language provisions. New Jersey uses fact-finding dispute resolution, in which a recommendation for settlement is submitted to…

The Executive Director of the New Jersey Education Association discusses some of the top priorities facing his organization in the coming years. These include educational quality, accountability and testing, tenure, academic standards, and urban schools. (SJL)

It was not the longest strike in the history of U.S. teacher labor unrest, but it may be among the most infamous. Teachers in Middletown, N.J. walked out on a Friday in late November 2001, and were back in the classroom just over a week later. In between, 228 members of the Middletown Township Education Association were jailed for their action,…

This document presents the agreement between the State of New Jersey and the Association of New Jersey State College Faculties, Inc. The agreement covers the preamble; recognition and definitions; administration of agreement; policy statements; association rights and privileges; dues deduction; grievance procedure; appointment and retention of…