Bergen County Education Association
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The mission of the BCEA is to protect the rights, benefits, & interests of all members & to advocate for a quality system of public education for all students
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James Talarico exposes GOP private school voucher scam:
“Elon Musk is a Texas resident and is eligible for these funds.
He has 8 children. That's $2 million in funds for Elon Musk.
You're taking tax dollars of plumbers and nurses to subsidize families who already have kids at private schools."
“Elon Musk is a Texas resident and is eligible for these funds.
He has 8 children. That's $2 million in funds for Elon Musk.
You're taking tax dollars of plumbers and nurses to subsidize families who already have kids at private schools."
December 22, 2025 at 8:48 PM
James Talarico exposes GOP private school voucher scam:
“Elon Musk is a Texas resident and is eligible for these funds.
He has 8 children. That's $2 million in funds for Elon Musk.
You're taking tax dollars of plumbers and nurses to subsidize families who already have kids at private schools."
“Elon Musk is a Texas resident and is eligible for these funds.
He has 8 children. That's $2 million in funds for Elon Musk.
You're taking tax dollars of plumbers and nurses to subsidize families who already have kids at private schools."
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For decades, the FDA made it impossible to know which factory your prescription drugs were manufactured in.
ProPublica built a tool to show you. Here’s how we did it.
ProPublica built a tool to show you. Here’s how we did it.
How We Created a Tool That Tells You Where Your Generic Drugs Were Made
For decades, the FDA made it nearly impossible to know which factories were manufacturing your generic medications. ProPublica built a tool to show you. Here’s how we did it.
www.propublica.org
December 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
For decades, the FDA made it impossible to know which factory your prescription drugs were manufactured in.
ProPublica built a tool to show you. Here’s how we did it.
ProPublica built a tool to show you. Here’s how we did it.
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The attorney generals say the Trump administration is refusing to accept funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which could hurt consumers in their states. n.pr/4jayME5
Nearly two dozen states sue the Trump administration over funding for CFPB
The attorney generals say the Trump administration is refusing to accept funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which could hurt consumers in their states.
n.pr
December 22, 2025 at 10:13 PM
The attorney generals say the Trump administration is refusing to accept funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which could hurt consumers in their states. n.pr/4jayME5
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The EdReports Scam tultican.com/2025/12/19/t...
The EdReports Scam
By Thomas Ultican 12/19/2025 In order to monetize public education, billionaires started creating both for-profit and non-profit businesses to advance their agenda. ‘The 74’ recently wrote about ch…
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December 19, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The EdReports Scam tultican.com/2025/12/19/t...
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This year, with continued pressure on the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans, Committee Democrats have focused on addressing the real problems facing students, workers, and families.
Click below to read our 2025 Year in Review.
democrats-edworkforce.house.gov/download/year-…
Click below to read our 2025 Year in Review.
democrats-edworkforce.house.gov/download/year-…
December 19, 2025 at 10:39 PM
This year, with continued pressure on the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans, Committee Democrats have focused on addressing the real problems facing students, workers, and families.
Click below to read our 2025 Year in Review.
democrats-edworkforce.house.gov/download/year-…
Click below to read our 2025 Year in Review.
democrats-edworkforce.house.gov/download/year-…
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A Study Shows Just How Much School Absences Soar in a Measles Outbreak: The research offers a glimpse at the toll on student learning from the spread of measles.
A Study Shows Just How Much School Absences Soar in a Measles Outbreak
The research offers a glimpse at the toll on student learning from the spread of measles.
www.edweek.org
December 17, 2025 at 8:46 PM
A Study Shows Just How Much School Absences Soar in a Measles Outbreak: The research offers a glimpse at the toll on student learning from the spread of measles.
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Yes, Small-Group Reading Instruction Works. But Use It Wisely (Opinion): When is the best time to use the approach over whole-class literacy instruction?
Yes, Small-Group Reading Instruction Works. But Use It Wisely (Opinion)
When is the best time to use the approach over whole-class literacy instruction?
www.edweek.org
December 17, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Yes, Small-Group Reading Instruction Works. But Use It Wisely (Opinion): When is the best time to use the approach over whole-class literacy instruction?
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What It Means for a High School Graduate to Be ‘AI-Ready’: Students should learn how to harness AI to solve problems, new "Profile of an AI Ready Graduate" says.
What It Means for a High School Graduate to Be ‘AI-Ready’
Students should learn how to harness AI to solve problems, new "Profile of an AI Ready Graduate" says.
www.edweek.org
December 16, 2025 at 9:15 PM
What It Means for a High School Graduate to Be ‘AI-Ready’: Students should learn how to harness AI to solve problems, new "Profile of an AI Ready Graduate" says.
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Incredible morning breaking ground on 1888 Studios in Bayonne. Once completed, the 58-acre campus will be the largest film and TV facility in the Northeast.
December 16, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Incredible morning breaking ground on 1888 Studios in Bayonne. Once completed, the 58-acre campus will be the largest film and TV facility in the Northeast.
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Pepsi allegedly gave Walmart discounts on its products, while charging other retailers higher prices.
Biden's FTC filed a complaint. Trump's FTC later dropped it.
This is a prime example of how monopoly-like power takes away our freedom of choice. Lina Khan explains.
Biden's FTC filed a complaint. Trump's FTC later dropped it.
This is a prime example of how monopoly-like power takes away our freedom of choice. Lina Khan explains.
The Illusion of Choice: How Big Business Controls Your Life (ft. Lina Khan)
Robert Reich
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December 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Pepsi allegedly gave Walmart discounts on its products, while charging other retailers higher prices.
Biden's FTC filed a complaint. Trump's FTC later dropped it.
This is a prime example of how monopoly-like power takes away our freedom of choice. Lina Khan explains.
Biden's FTC filed a complaint. Trump's FTC later dropped it.
This is a prime example of how monopoly-like power takes away our freedom of choice. Lina Khan explains.
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A new investigation revealed that school districts and local governments are reportedly overpaying for supplies because of Amazon contracts that bind them to dynamic pricing.
Rather than allow for competitive bidding, the deals “covertly raise prices and inflate costs for governments.”
Rather than allow for competitive bidding, the deals “covertly raise prices and inflate costs for governments.”
December 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A new investigation revealed that school districts and local governments are reportedly overpaying for supplies because of Amazon contracts that bind them to dynamic pricing.
Rather than allow for competitive bidding, the deals “covertly raise prices and inflate costs for governments.”
Rather than allow for competitive bidding, the deals “covertly raise prices and inflate costs for governments.”
Did you catch EUGENE, a BCEA Member, on Jeopardy tonight?
Dumont Education Association
Dumont Education Association
December 16, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Did you catch EUGENE, a BCEA Member, on Jeopardy tonight?
Dumont Education Association
Dumont Education Association
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Trump has paralyzed the NLRB for the last year. It’s a major boon to many of his corporate and billionaire donors, who have been fighting to crush workers’ rights for years.
It’s clear who he governs for.
It’s clear who he governs for.
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Trump has paralyzed the NLRB for the last year. It’s a major boon to many of his corporate and billionaire donors, who have been fighting to crush workers’ rights for years.
It’s clear who he governs for.
It’s clear who he governs for.
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During a celebration meant to focus on hope and light, gun violence has once again stolen the lives of too many.
We cannot tolerate antisemitism or gun violence—we must speak out and put an end to both.
We cannot tolerate antisemitism or gun violence—we must speak out and put an end to both.
Live Updates: At least 15 killed in shooting that targeted Australia’s Jewish community at Bondi Beach | CNN
At least 15 people have been killed in a shooting on Australia’s Bondi Beach which targeted the Jewish community, police say. Follow for live updates.
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December 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
During a celebration meant to focus on hope and light, gun violence has once again stolen the lives of too many.
We cannot tolerate antisemitism or gun violence—we must speak out and put an end to both.
We cannot tolerate antisemitism or gun violence—we must speak out and put an end to both.
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As Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis stated in 1933; “We can have democracy in this country or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of the few, but we cannot have both.”
Today, at a time of unprecedented income & wealth inequality, his words ring truer than ever.
Today, at a time of unprecedented income & wealth inequality, his words ring truer than ever.
December 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
As Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis stated in 1933; “We can have democracy in this country or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of the few, but we cannot have both.”
Today, at a time of unprecedented income & wealth inequality, his words ring truer than ever.
Today, at a time of unprecedented income & wealth inequality, his words ring truer than ever.
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Undecided voter: How can someone like you convince me that my vote matters?
James Talarico: They wouldn't be trying so hard to stop you from voting if your vote didn't matter. Texas is one of the hardest places to vote in the entire country. That is by design.
James Talarico: They wouldn't be trying so hard to stop you from voting if your vote didn't matter. Texas is one of the hardest places to vote in the entire country. That is by design.
December 14, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Undecided voter: How can someone like you convince me that my vote matters?
James Talarico: They wouldn't be trying so hard to stop you from voting if your vote didn't matter. Texas is one of the hardest places to vote in the entire country. That is by design.
James Talarico: They wouldn't be trying so hard to stop you from voting if your vote didn't matter. Texas is one of the hardest places to vote in the entire country. That is by design.
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They barricaded their dorm rooms and called loved ones as a deadly mass shooting during final exams rocked the Providence, Rhode Island campus.
N.J. students at Brown University recall fear, chaos as mass shooting shakes campus
They barricaded their dorm rooms and called loved ones as a deadly mass shooting during final exams rocked the Providence, Rhode Island campus.
www.nj.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
They barricaded their dorm rooms and called loved ones as a deadly mass shooting during final exams rocked the Providence, Rhode Island campus.
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James Talarico: Frankly I am tired of the ‘thoughts and prayers’ rhetoric from our leaders.
There is something profoundly cynical about asking God to solve a problem that we're not willing to solve ourselves.
The time for thoughts and prayers is over. It's time for us to act.
There is something profoundly cynical about asking God to solve a problem that we're not willing to solve ourselves.
The time for thoughts and prayers is over. It's time for us to act.
December 14, 2025 at 11:16 PM
James Talarico: Frankly I am tired of the ‘thoughts and prayers’ rhetoric from our leaders.
There is something profoundly cynical about asking God to solve a problem that we're not willing to solve ourselves.
The time for thoughts and prayers is over. It's time for us to act.
There is something profoundly cynical about asking God to solve a problem that we're not willing to solve ourselves.
The time for thoughts and prayers is over. It's time for us to act.
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‘It May Be Worse’—No Fix For ‘New Threat’ To Google Chrome Users
‘It May Be Worse’—No Fix For ‘New Threat’ To Google Chrome Users
Beware — this AI security nightmare is already coming true.
www.forbes.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
‘It May Be Worse’—No Fix For ‘New Threat’ To Google Chrome Users
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Everyday Americans get nickel and dimed while the rich dodge taxes.
They struggle to get by while the wealth of the 1% skyrockets.
They see their voices drowned out while the well-connected avoid accountability.
There are two sets of rules in America: One for the rich. Another for everyone else.
They struggle to get by while the wealth of the 1% skyrockets.
They see their voices drowned out while the well-connected avoid accountability.
There are two sets of rules in America: One for the rich. Another for everyone else.
December 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Everyday Americans get nickel and dimed while the rich dodge taxes.
They struggle to get by while the wealth of the 1% skyrockets.
They see their voices drowned out while the well-connected avoid accountability.
There are two sets of rules in America: One for the rich. Another for everyone else.
They struggle to get by while the wealth of the 1% skyrockets.
They see their voices drowned out while the well-connected avoid accountability.
There are two sets of rules in America: One for the rich. Another for everyone else.
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Over 10% of our education support professionals rely on Medicaid or ACA marketplace plans for their families’ health and stability.
Thanks to Congress, those plans are about to get much more expensive.
Thanks to Congress, those plans are about to get much more expensive.
Competing health care plans fail in the Senate as ACA premium hikes loom
The outcome was widely expected after Democrats and Republicans released dueling bills. Congress is under pressure to address health care costs before federal subsidies lapse at the end of the year.
www.npr.org
December 12, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Over 10% of our education support professionals rely on Medicaid or ACA marketplace plans for their families’ health and stability.
Thanks to Congress, those plans are about to get much more expensive.
Thanks to Congress, those plans are about to get much more expensive.