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6 teacher heroes honored by the people whose lives they changed.
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Leon Smith
Havertown, PA
Haverford High teacher named 2026 National Teacher of the Year
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Megan Johnson
Plainfield, IN
Plainfield fourth-grade teacher named 2026 Indiana Teacher of the Year
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Dr. Brandi De La Cruz
Collierville, TN
Collierville math teacher named 2025-26 Tennessee Teacher of the Year
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Sally Golden
Springfield, OR
Springfield special ed teacher named 2025 Oregon Teacher of the Year
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Amy Ashberry
Mathews, VA
Mathews County kindergarten teacher honored for sending 11,000 care packages worldwide
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Beth Madill
Enumclaw, WA
Enumclaw substitute teacher honored with Citizen Lifesaving Award for CPR that saved a student
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