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Poet Teacher of the Year in Newark | Newark News
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Carla Ferreira, a poet with elite degrees from Harvard, Stanford, and Cambridge, is being hailed as New Jersey’s top educator after winning the 2026-2027 Teacher of the Year award for Essex County. In her eleventh year teaching ninth-grade English and bilingual classes in Newark’s Ironbound, she transforms classrooms into spaces of high expectations and intellectual curiosity at the School of Architecture and Interior Design. Rooted in her immigrant upbringing in Newark, Ferreira sees teaching as society’s bedrock—often the first step to future success in medicine or law. She blends literature with empowerment, using initiatives like “Turn the Page Thursday” to turn reading into joy. Through personal storytelling and respectful debate, she cultivates empathy and critical thinking, helping immigrant students find their voices—and proving that great teachers don’t just teach; they ignite futures.
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