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, 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Shelley Jeoffroy, a fifth-grade math teacher at Otis Brown Elementary in Irving, Texas, has been named the 2023 Texas Elementary Teacher of the Year by the Texas Association of School Administrators. She has also been selected to represent Texas in the 2023 National...
William "Billy" Green, a high school chemistry teacher at A. Philip Randolph Campus High School in Manhattan, has been named the 2023 New York State Teacher of the Year. This prestigious award recognizes outstanding educators who are making a positive impact in their...
California Teacher of the Year Jason Torres-Rangel has been nominated for the National Teacher of the Year award. Torres-Rangel, who teaches Advanced Placement English at Theodore Roosevelt High School in Los Angeles, was informed of his selection as a State Teacher...