Pennsylvania Educator, Leslie Nicholas, receives top honor at the 2013 Awards Gala
(L to R: Harriet Sanford, President & CEO of The NEA Foundation; Leslie Nicholas, language arts educator at Wyoming Valley West Middle School in Kingston, PA; Gary Phoebus, President & CEO of NEA Member Benefits)
More than 800 national leaders in education, philanthropy, and business, gathered at the National Building Museum in the nation’s capital on February 8, 2013 to celebrate the best in public education. Through dance, music, and readings, student performers from Lee County,
"My Kids": President & CEO Harriet Sanford at the 2013 Awards Gala
"There are things in life that bring pure joy…you know eating your favorite ice cream or seeing your child master a new skill, when just months ago they were certain they’d never learn how. And while each day in my work here at the
Celebrating Excellence in Education
On February 8, 2013, in front of more than 800 leaders in public education, five educators will receive The Horace Mann Awards for Teaching Excellence, $10,000, and recognition as the nation’s top educators at the NEA Foundation’s Salute
What Makes an Educator Excellent?
They hail from Anchorage, AL to Selma, TX, and 36 points in between. Although their specialties vary, their pursuit of excellence in education; their advocacy for the profession; and their dedication to their students is remarkably similar. They
Danielle Kovach Accepts Top Honor at 2012 Awards Gala
Danielle Kovach, a special education teacher at Tulsa Trail Elementary School in Hopatcong, NJ, received the 2012 Salute to Excellence in Education Gala’s top award: The NEA Member Benefits Award for Teaching Excellence and $25,000.
Kovach was
New Jersey Educator Top Honoree at the NEA Foundation Awards Gala
Danielle Kovach (above) accepts The NEA Member Benefits Award for Teaching Excellence.
On Friday, February 10, at our Salute to Excellence in Education Gala, Danielle Kovach, a special education teacher at Tulsa Trail Elementary School in Hopatcong,
Meet five teachers helping kids know more
Read on to find out who will receive The Horace Mann Awards for Teaching Excellence, $10,000, and recognition as the nation’s top educators at the NEA Foundation’s Salute to Excellence in Education Gala in Washington, D.C. They are:
- Lisa
Meet the 2012 California Casualty Awardees
On February 10, 35 exceptional educators will take the stage at our annual Salute to Excellence in Education gala as the 2012 California Casualty Awards for Teaching Excellence Recipients.
As part of the California Casualty nomination award, the
Kathy Steinhoff Accepts Top Honor at the NEA Foundation Salute to Excellence in Education
Last Friday, Kathy Steinhoff, of Columbia, MO, received The 2011 NEA Member Benefits Award for Teaching Excellence and $25,000 at our Salute to Excellence in Education gala.
Steinhoff was
one of five finalists for the top award; all received
Missouri Educator Top Honoree at 2011 Awards Gala
Kathy Steinhoff (above) accepts the 2011 NEA Member Benefits Award for Teaching Excellence.
On Friday, at our Salute to Excellence in Education gala, Kathy Steinhoff, a math educator from Columbia, MO received the top honor. Kathy was selected
