Ceremonies on the Manhattan campus start at 1 p.m. Friday, May 11, with commencement for the Graduate School in McCain Auditorium. Commencement ceremonies, Saturday, May 11, are on the Manhattan campus. Learning and teaching is messy stuff. It doesn't fit into bubbles. The teacher of the year program, sponsored by the Council of Chief State School Officers and Scholastic Inc., the educational publisher, named its first winner in 1952.
Colleagues generally nominate teachers for the state-level award.
The winner's home state and district ensure salary and benefits during the year away from the classroom. Contact the webmaster.