This story is part of an ongoing series of profiles by NorthJersey.com celebrating K-12 teachers whose colleagues have recognized them for making a difference to their students and their profession, ...

As a girl, Kylie Altier struggled in school. Nervous and shy, she had trouble reading — dyslexia, she learned. “I just really felt like I wasn’t that smart or special,” she remembers. Her first grade ...

Johnson was one of five teachers in Oregon who received the most recent award, which was given to educators nominated in 2021, 2022 or 2023. It includes a certificate signed by former President Biden, ...

After teaching in her hometown of Danville for 13 years, Teri Bott made the move to Salt Fork South Elementary School last year, where she’s in her second year teaching first grade. After teaching in ...