In April, North Dakota State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler honored 48 educators who were named County Teachers of the Year. Dawes (Grand Forks County), Sagvold (Ransom County), Tunseth (Traill ...

The 2024 Illinois Teacher of the Year was Rachael Mahmood, a fifth grade teacher at Georgetown Elementary School in Indian Prairie Unit District 204. Mahmood began her state-funded, yearlong ...

The 2026 North Dakota Teacher of the Year finalists, clockwise from top left: Frannie Tunseth, of ...

Nadine Page Phillips, in her 21st year at Mark Keppel High School, is one of the Los Angeles County Teachers of the Year for 2024-25. The drama teacher has found myriad ways to engage her students.

Amanda Brown, a third-grade teacher at Sunshine Elementary, is a finalist for Springfield Teacher of the Year. Brown initially pursued a business degree but transitioned to education after working ...

Phillip Cropper, a culinary arts teacher at Worcester Technical High School, was named Worcester County Teacher of the Year. Cropper was selected from a group of four finalists for his innovative ...

L.A. High, an eighth-grade math teacher at Schmucker Middle School, was named Penn-Harris-Madison’s Secondary Teacher of the Year. High, a 16-year teaching veteran, was surprised with the award ...

Area teachers up for Teacher of the Year. MANKATO — Two area teachers are candidates for the 2025 Minnesota Teacher of the Year award, according to an Education Minnesota news release.