United Educators CU sponsoring 2015 Minnesota Teacher of the Year award
February 7, 2015
APPLE VALLEY, Minn. �� The 2015 Minnesota Teacher of the Year will be chosen from a field of 123 candidates. These candidates have accepted their nominations and completed the required materials to become eligible for the honor.
This year's program will name the 51st Minnesota Teacher of the Year, celebrating the tradition of excellence in teaching in Minnesota. Candidates include pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade teachers, from public or private schools.
The 2015 Minnesota Teacher of the Year will be announced Sunday, May 3, at the Radisson Blu Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn. Over the coming weeks, a 25-member panel of community leaders will name a group of semifinalists and finalists.
Organized and underwritten by Education Minnesota, the Minnesota Teacher of the Year program receives support from Education Minnesota ESI, The Harvard Club of Minnesota Foundation, McDonald's Restaurants of Minnesota, Radisson Blu Mall of America, The SMARTer Kids Foundation and United Educators Credit Union.
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