Tag: Monroe Township Education Association

  • Monroe’s Empty Bowls project fills hearts, pantries across the region

    Monroe’s Empty Bowls project fills hearts, pantries across the region

    MONROE – Hunger is not only a universal struggle, but one of the most relatable. More than six years ago, the Empty Bowls Project, an international initiative to fight hunger, struck an immediate chord with Brookside Elementary School teacher Theresa Anthony as she sought a service project that would instill empathy and compassion among her…

  • Officials propose ways to handle increased student enrollment in Monroe

    Officials propose ways to handle increased student enrollment in Monroe

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — Some 427 new students are projected to come into the Monroe Township School District next school year, according to a recent demographic study. “Student enrollment has been growing leaps and bounds,” Schools Superintendent Michael Kozak said. “It is [taxing] on our available resources.” Nine years ago, the student population…