We already know we live in the most beautiful place, right along the beautiful beaches of the Jersey Shore. We have the "best" ride piers at our boardwalks in the world, in my opinion.
I've seen new cases of teachers being charged for inappropriate relationships with students all over the place.
But there are specific reactions to these cases I need to address.
It's not only a challenge to keep people in the profession; there's an obvious shortfall in the number of wannabe educators coming through the pipeline.
A problem that predates the pandemic has become a full-blown issue statewide that is already affecting classroom instruction, lawmakers are told at a hearing.
For nurses, a courtesy certification would extend for the life of their license, and for teachers, the extension would be an additional four years beyond 180 teaching days.
With staffing shortages challenging schools, a bill moving in the Senate would remove teachers from a 2011 law requiring public workers to live in the state.