1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (427+ words) Sunday, July 26, 2026 at 9:59 AM (Lawrenceburg, Ind.) - Tiny tots, big spotlight. The Toddler of the Year competition, presented by Hasbro, is a competition/fundraiser to support Toys for Tots. This campaign has raised over $12.7 million through the Toddler of the Year…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (242+ words) ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- Odessa College Geology Professor Joshua Hardt is in the America’s Favorite Teacher Competition. A self-nominated competition that started in early March. The competition is vote-based, and Professor Hardt was in a group of 80 other teachers. “Everyone…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (573+ words) The 2027 Texas Teacher of the Year selection process is underway, with various districts across Region 9 putting forth candidates for the award. Among the group of educators are Pioneer Elementary School Teacher Kasey Sams and Graham High School Teacher Maria Waller…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (142+ words) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — One local child is rising in the ranks to becoming the National Toddler of the Year. Three-year-old Kingsley Solomon has been taking part in Hasbro’s Toddler of the Year competition, currently ranking in the top three of his…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (132+ words) LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — A Northside High School teacher is one step closer to national recognition, and bringing a celebrity to town. Cherryl Ortego, Special Education Teacher at Northside High School, is a quarterfinalist in America’s Favorite Teacher Contest. If she…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (646+ words) While award winners’ names were released at the CEA Representative Assembly, the reception provided additional time and space for honorees to connect with one another and be commended for their achievements. “Websites and newsletters are often a go-to place for…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (743+ words) by Karen Howell - LJI Reporter | Jul 8, 2026 Ami Morgan credits one of her teachers for inspiration, career choice While growing up, Ami Morgan had a rough childhood for many different reasons, but that didn’t stop her from pursuing her dream of…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (237+ words) The Gilmer Mirror The Teachers Behind Texas History Welcome to week 4 of 10 Meet Chad Hannon Chad has sent students to Nationals two years in a row Help his students make it three by donating today Your donation provides immediate support…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (540+ words) Following months of inspiring stories and enthusiastic support from communities across North America, Ivy Miller, a fourth-grade teacher from Tennessee, was named the 2026 America’s Favorite Teacher, while Andrew, a straight-A sixth-grade student from Tennessee, earned the title of the 2026 America’s…...

3+ mon, 15+ hour ago   (701+ words) OKLAHOMA CITY — Rather than having desks and chairs, Kasey Bennett’s classroom is “one giant makerspace.” The 2026 Oklahoma Teacher of the Year has a long work station in her room at Northwest Heights Elementary in Durant where her students learn robotics,…...