This story is part of an ongoing series of profiles by NorthJersey.com celebrating K-12 teachers whose colleagues have recognized them for making a difference to their students and their profession, ...

Our Golden Apple award-winning teacher is first-grade teacher Mandy Barrick from Daphne East Elementary. She was in the ...

"I want them to develop a love of learning that will stay with them for the rest of their lives," Hutchinson said. "I don't want them to settle for anything. So many adults settle at some point in ...