Christian Schools
Christian Teacher of the Year: Every school should start with a kindergarten teacher like Mari Koester. Hereâs whyStraight from the experts, here are the first three steps to starting a successful Christian school: Do a market assessment. Define your school identity. Get yourself a Mari Koester to… Read More
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Christian Teacher of the Year: Christian education may be âthe last light left onâ for America, says Julie Pickard, while making sure it shines brightlyJulie Pickard is the middle school teacher every Christian parent dreams of: a loving mentor, eager to help budding youth embrace and take ownership of their faith. It helps that… Read More
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Christian Teacher of the Year: Big-picture thinking, prayerful meditation, help Staci Hadel forge snug bond with students, familiesImagine asking a 7-year-old to engage in prayerful meditation. A little dicey, right? Now try it with a couple dozen of them at once. Well, 2nd grade teacher Staci Hadel… Read More
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Christian Teacher of the Year: Rachel Burrow turns heads with ability to inspire studentsâ love of God, countryHow many Americans today have even read the Federalist Papers, much less talked about them at dinner parties? How many on the street could even say what they are? As… Read More
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Christian Teacher of the Year: Lucas Vieira instills wisdom of past to shape minds, souls of studentsLucas Vieira hopes his students âfill their soul cupboardsâ with the wisdom of the past and Scripture that is âgood and true and beautiful.â Indeed, Vieiraâs passion to build up… Read More
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Christian Teacher of the Year:Â Gregg Prestonâs dream of being a teacher, coach and evangelist finds its fulfillment in 35-year careerWhen Gregg Preston was growing up, he dreamed of doing everything from teaching school to playing basketball to traveling around the world telling people about Jesus. As with many young… Read More
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Christian Teacher of the Year: Jayme Reese radiates empathy, love, inspiring it in studentsPopular PBS painter Bob Ross had his âhappy little accidents,â but for Jayme Reese, teaching includes intentional projects that sometimes pay off in a big way. Reese, who teaches middle… Read More
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Christian Teacher of the Year: Jennifer Tonkinson prepares junior high students to live biblically through Orwell-inspired teamworkJennifer Tonkinson knows firsthand the importance of avoiding âgroupthink,â especially for middle-school classrooms at Valley Christian Schools (VCS) in Chandler, Arizona. Instead of allowing students to settle in cozy cliques,… Read More
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Former Christian Teacher of the Year Brook Stewart wins Texas-wide ag awardChristian school ag teacher Brooke Stewart keeps piling up the awards. Stewart, who won the Herzog Foundationâs 2023 Christian Teacher of the Year Award for her… Read More
Public Education
Amazon âteacher of the yearâ under fire after showing pro-terror photos of Hamas ÂAn Amazon.com teacher of the year has caused an uproar by sharing a branded image of a Hamas paragliding militant. One such heavily armed group paraglided… Read More
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Former AG Bill Barr: School choice, Christian education are crucial to religious liberty, restoring a culture no longer hostile to traditional valuesDecades after his Christian school upbringing, former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr tracked down the teacher at Corpus Christi elementary in New York who meant the most to him, just… Read More
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Christian Teacher of the Year: Brooke Stewart is pioneering an agriculture program for Christian education, making hard work cool againAgriculture and Christian education donât always go together. But they should. Just ask Brooke Stewart, who teaches agriculture science at Victory Christian Academy in Decatur, Texas. âIt’s more than cows,… Read More
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Christian Teacher of the Year: Sarah Murphy finds her mission in the classroom, blending faith and learning with personal responsibilityWhen Sarah Murphy followed in her motherâs footsteps and became a teacher, she assumed she would teach in a public school. âI really thought my mission would be public,â Murphy… Read More
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Christian Teacher of the Year: English teacher Cheryl Crouch challenges students to âbe a thinker, donât just take the easy way outâCheryl Crouch has been a high school English teacher for 13 years, but the skills she seeks to instill in her students are timeless. âAs an English teacher, [I hope]… Read More
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Christian Teacher of the Year: Tanya Dallmeyer helps her students start each day with a bang, or a box, while encouraging them toward faith and serviceVeteran teacher Tanya Dallmeyer decided some time ago to depart from conventional morning routines in her classroom and take a creative approach to start the day. âFor years, my students… Read More
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Christian Teacher of the Year: Nurse-turned-teacher Janelle Rupp helps students understand their God-given identityJanelle Rupp hadnât planned to be a teacher. Raised in a Christian family, she felt called by God to be a nurse â a calling she followed for nearly two… Read More
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Christian Teacher of the Year: Bruce Hoover steps right out of history to take his students back there, all the while pointing to GodBruce Hoover looks every bit the time traveler he is. And why not? The bearded, bespectacled American history teacher at Anchor Christian Academy in Lancaster, Pennsylvania,… Read More
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Christian Teacher of the Year: Joseph Cox takes his students to âcourtâ to put their faith on trial, preparing them for college and lifeThe resurrection of Jesus Christ is the linchpin of the Christian faith. So how do you teach Christian school students to believe and defend it? Put the belief on trial. Read More
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Christian Teacher of the Year: Ashley Skinner innovates at school her family started generations beforeAshley Skinner may not have thought she would one day be laminating and lesson planning at a Christian school, just as she had watched her mother and grandmother faithfully do… Read More
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Christian Teacher of the Year: Mark Newman has students view todayâs news and toughest topics through the lens of scriptureIt seems as if everyoneâs trying to put his or her own spin on the lunacy and lewdness that is the news of today. Mark Newman chooses to put current… Read More
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