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It’s not what they learn, says Ferris High School world language teacher Susana Teira-Vizcaya. It’s what they do with it. “As a teacher, I feel I must prepare my students for their post-secondary journey, whether it is trade school, university, or employment,” said the Jersey City school district 2024 Teacher of the Year. “I take great pride when my students inform me of the knowledge they have gained and how they will use it for the rest of their lives.” Teira-Vizcaya has been a Jersey City public school educator for 21 years and currently teaches world languages to ninth- to 12th-graders at …

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