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<p>When the New Jersey Education Association posted a brochure, "Getting Involved in Your Child's School," on its Web site about a year ago, it offered three versions, named "A parent's resource," a "Spanish version" and the "African-American version."</p> <p>The NJEA, the state's largest teachers union, has removed that last heading, apologizing for an embarrassing lapse in judgment after questions were raised about the purpose of offering one version for African-Americans, another for other English speakers.</p>

Trenton, NJ (LifeNews.com) -- Mary Kreiss-Papalski was shocked to open her New Jersey Education Association newsletter and find an announcement that the teacher's union was inviting members to join the union in supporting and attending the pro-abortion March for Freedom of Choice Rally in Washington D.C. this April. Not only was the invitation published in the March 2004 NJEA review, the announcement also stated that the Association's Women in Education Committee, "with approval form the NJEA Executive Committee, will charter two buses for members." "When I read this I was quite upset," said Kreiss-Papalski, an NJEA member and guidance secretary...

WASHINGTON - The government should start a criminal investigation into the nation's largest teachers union to see whether the organization improperly used dues money to influence elections, a conservative law firm says. The National Education Association denied any wrongdoing. Landmark Legal Foundation said Thursday it reviewed thousands of pages of NEA records documenting political activities that were not reported to the government — and should have triggered tax payments. The complaints filed with the Internal Revenue Service (news - web sites) and Justice Department (news - web sites) alleged the union spent tens of millions of dollars from member tax-exempt...

NJ Teachers: You Can Contribute $546.00 to your Favorite Charity at No Cost(and encourage morality in the New Jersey Education Association)Does the title sound too good to be true? A recent court decision means teachers belonging to a National Education Association (NEA) affiliate (NJEA, etc.) can become a "religious objector". The teacher may then contribute to any charitable organization in lieu of their "representation fees" – thus not paying anything to the NEA or the NJEA.Teachers, here’s how it is done:Address a letter to the Membership Director of the NJEA:Ms. Elizabeth JohnNew Jersey Education Assn.P.O. Box 1211Trenton, NJ 08607-1211Dear...

<p>Janet Lomonico is making a list. Chalk in hand, she's poised to write down all the behaviors that her sex education students agree don't count as sexual abstinence.</p> <p>Turns out it's a pretty short list. Holding hands? Kissing? Reading erotic literature? No problem. Showering together? Naked cuddling? Still counts as abstinence. Oral sex? Nope, that's still abstinence, the kids insist.</p>

TRENTON - The state teachers' union has canceled three sex education workshops scheduled for its annual conference after learning that the presenters favor the teaching of abstinence in schools. Karen Joseph, a spokeswoman for the New Jersey Education Association, said the decision was made because those beliefs conflict with the union's policy against abstinence-only sex education. The scheduled presenters were an educator and two doctors. "When we realized their views were contrary to our policy, we felt we had to uninvite them," Joseph said. The three-day conference will be held Nov. 7-9 in Atlantic City. The canceled sessions will be...