Newark, NJ schools are offering $92,000 to retired teachers for them to return to the classroom to fill a teacher shortage for the 2022-2023 school year.
Aaron Van Trease , a senior at Saint John Vianney in Holmdel, suffered a severe spinal cord injury on Sept. 23. There is special gear being sold to benefit his family, while money is also being donated for his recovery.
Senior athlete, Aaron Van Trease of St. John Vianney High School was injured — while in a separate game, Marlboro High School's quarterback suffered a knee injury. Both were just days after the death of 16-year-old football player, Xavier McClain of Linden.
Of the 297 schools chosen nationwide from a pool of up to 420 applicants, nine New Jersey schools in eight different counties in the Garden State were recognized as "exemplary high-performing schools."
Months of controversy over the state's updated education standards, which include sex ed and gender identity goals, led to a 4-4 vote by the Warren Township Board of Education.