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...
Union High School's Rebecka Peterson, the Oklahoma Teacher of the Year 2022, has been named as one of five finalists for the National Teacher of the Year 2023, marking the first time in four years that a teacher from Oklahoma has made it to the short list. "When I got...
Kimberly Radostits, the Illinois Teacher of the Year and a high school Spanish teacher in Oregon, has been named one of the five finalists for the 2023 National Teacher of the Year by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO). The CCSSO administers the...
A Washington D.C. teacher has been announced as one of the four finalists for the 2023 National Teacher of the Year award. Jermar Rountree, who has already been named the 2023 D.C. Teacher of the Year, is being honored for his innovative teaching style that emphasizes...