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A Lake Middle High School teacher with 40 years of experience has been named Ohio's Genocide Educator of the Year for her dedication to teaching students about humanity's darkest chapters. Elisa Case will receive her award at the Governor's Holocaust Commemoration this April.
A Michigan agriculture teacher who uses food to make zoology fun just became the first ag educator to win a prestigious national teaching award. Her student-nominated honor came with $5,000 and recognition for making farm science accessible to hundreds of teens.
A biology professor who was told he'd never pass his PhD exams just won Saskatchewan's highest teaching honor. His secret? Never underestimating students the way others once underestimated him.
An Indian educator who transformed abandoned walls into vibrant outdoor learning centers for over one million children just won the world's largest teaching award. Her secret weapon? Art that turns entire neighborhoods into partners in education.
A primary school teacher in India turned slum streets and courtyards into outdoor classrooms, bringing education to thousands of children locked out by poverty. His work just earned him a million-dollar teaching award and a blueprint for reaching kids everywhere.
An Indian educator who transformed abandoned walls into outdoor classrooms just won the world's top teaching award. Rouble Nagi has brought more than one million children into formal education over 20 years using art as her teaching tool.
An Indian educator just won the world's most prestigious teaching award for creating hundreds of learning centers that have transformed education for countless students. His $1 million Global Teacher Prize recognizes a lifetime of bringing quality education to underserved communities.
An artist from India who transforms neglected walls into outdoor classrooms just won the world's most prestigious teaching award. Rouble Nagi has created 850 learning murals across 100 disadvantaged communities over two decades.
Rouble Nagi transformed abandoned walls into outdoor classrooms that brought one million children into formal education across India. She just won the world's most prestigious teaching award and $1 million to expand her mission.
An art teacher who turned slum walls into outdoor classrooms just won the world's largest teaching award. Rouble Nagi's "Living Walls of Learning" have brought education to thousands of children across India who were left behind by traditional schools.
A Bronx earth science teacher who once worked in cosmetics is transforming how students learn by tackling flooding and air quality issues right outside their school doors. Carolina Castro-Skehan just won a national teaching award for her sustainability projects that turn neighborhood challenges into powerful lessons.
A new family and consumer science teacher from rural Virginia just became one of the top four educators in her field nationwide. Michelle Williams won three consecutive teaching awards in her first year on the job.