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…...

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, 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, 12+ 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,…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago   (718+ words) Vying with thousands of educators, Logan High math teacher Ryah Larsen Dowdy '23 reached the finals of a national competition and fundraiser for The Planetary Society, in which public votes determine the top award recipient. By Mary-Ann Muffoletto | June 10, 2026 Utah State…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago   (142+ words) Miranda Timmerman has one request this week: vote, vote, vote. Timmerman is a national quarterfinalist for America's Favorite Teacher, an honor bestowed upon one teacher each year by Reader's Digest. The Fountain City Elementary School kindergarten teacher is hoping to…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (273+ words) A Long Island educator competing to be "America's Favorite Teacher" has advanced to the competition's semifinal round but still faces an uphill battle. Melissa McMullan, a sixth-grade teacher at JFK Middle School in Port Jefferson, won her quarterfinal group at…...