Nanette Hanson, a first grade teacher at Lemmer Elementary School with Escanaba Area Public Schools, has been named the 2022-23 Michigan Teacher of the Year. Hanson, who has been teaching for 26 years, learned of her honor during a visit to the Upper Peninsula school...
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Character Education Advocate Leah Carper Named 2023 North Carolina Teacher of the Year
Leah Carper, an English teacher from Western Guilford High School, has been recently named the 2023 North Carolina Teacher of the Year. Carper has been teaching since 2006 and holds a degree in English education from UNC-Greensboro and a master’s degree in educational...
Science Teacher Christine Girtain Named 2023 New Jersey State Teacher of the Year
Christine Girtain, a science teacher and the director of the Authentic Science Research program at Toms River High School South and High School North in New Jersey, has been named the 2023 New Jersey State Teacher of the Year. Girtain, who has been teaching for 20...
Sixth-Grade Educator Elizabeth Raff Wins 2023 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year
Pequea Elementary School teacher Elizabeth Raff has been named the 2023 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year. Raff, who teaches sixth-grade English language arts and social studies, was selected from 12 finalists who participated in the Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year...
Melissa Kmetz Honored for Impact Beyond Classroom, Wins Ohio Teacher of the Year
Melissa Kmetz, a third-grade language arts instructor at Lakeview Elementary School in Cortland, Ohio, has been named the 2023 Ohio Teacher of the Year. With nearly two decades of experience in education, she has spent the past 17 years at Lakeview Elementary, where...
AP Music Theory Teacher Michael Kobito Wins Georgia’s Teacher of the Year Award
Michael Kobito, an AP music theory teacher and director of bands at Woodland High School in Cartersville, has been named Georgia’s Teacher of the Year for 2023. The announcement was made by State Superintendent Richard Woods at a banquet celebrating all of the...
Seventh Grade Math Teacher Melissa Matz Named 2023 Florida Teacher of the Year
Melissa Anne Matz, a seventh-grade math teacher from Lakeside Junior High School in Orange Park, Florida, has been named the 2023 Florida Teacher of the Year, beating out nearly 185,000 public school teachers in the state. Matz's innovative teaching approach, which...
Innovative Teacher from Martha’s Vineyard Wins 2023 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year
Danielle Charbonneau, an English language arts teacher at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, has been named the 2023 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year, becoming the first ever teacher from Martha’s Vineyard to receive the prestigious award. She will now represent...
Meet Sarah Lancaster, the First Asian Pacific Islander to Win Minnesota Teacher of the Year
Sarah Lancaster, a first-grade teacher at Onamia Public Schools District in Onamia, Minnesota, has been named the 2023 Minnesota Teacher of the Year. Lancaster is the first teacher of Asian Pacific Islander descent and the first from the Onamia district to win the...
Breaking Barriers: Meet Jimmy Day II, the First Ever Black Male Colorado Teacher of the Year
Jimmy Lee Day II has made history by becoming the first Black male teacher to hold the title of Colorado's Teacher of the Year. Day was recognized during a surprise ceremony at his school last October, and he will hold the title for the rest of this year. Jimmy Lee...