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The NEA Foundation has awarded 2025 New Jersey State Teacher of the Year Gillian Ober the 2027 Travelers Awards for Teaching Excellence. Ober is among 43 educators from across the country selected to receive this prestigious national recognition.

To learn more about Ober’s award, visit the NEA Foundation’s announcement


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Why we don’t have to be the same to fight side by side

by Steven Koumoulis

Melanie Willingham-Jaggers, executive director of Glisten, was the featured keynote speaker at the Carol Watchler Conference.

Civil rights activist Audre Lorde once said, “You do not have to be me in order for us to fight alongside each other.” This sentiment perfectly embodied...


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Abigail Rodriguez, the newly elected president of the New Jersey Aspiring Educators Association (NJAEA), has won the NEA AE GramAE Award for Outstanding Local Leader! As chapter president of the Montclair State University NJAEA, Abigail Rodriguez revitalized a previously inactive chapter and transformed it into a thriving, visible and deeply engaged organization. She actively...


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At the NJHOF, we believe in helping educators and their students achieve their highest potential. Through educator recognition, student learning programs and professional development opportunities, NJHOF is proud to partner with schools across New Jersey to provide curriculum-aligned experiences that inspire students and support classroom instruction.

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By Kathryn Coulibaly

Meet 2026-27 Middlesex County ESP of the Year Mark Palmieri

As a district computer technician, Mark Palmieri knows his way around the district.

“I’m one of eight technicians who support all the schools in Old Bridge,” Palmieri says. “While I’m primarily assigned to one middle school and one elementary school, I also assist...


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