Three U.S. teachers appear on the list for the top ten finalists from around the world to receive the $1 million prize for their efforts to promote global citizenship in the classroom.
The prize will be announced on March 15 in Dubai, and has been dubbed "the Nobel Prize for Teaching," according to an article on USAToday.com.
According to the article, "the Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize carries with it a commitment to teach for at least five more years, but beyond that the winner may spend the money on anything. The three American finalists are all veteran teachers; together they have nearly three-quarters of a century in the classroom."
"They are:
All three, according to the article, "said that, win or lose, the $1 million prize shines a needed spotlight on teachers — day-in, day-out workers who don't always get the recognition they deserve."
"Teachers are in everyone's life, sort of like background," Volain said. "We're kind of like infrastructure — the public infrastructure."
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Article by Kassondra Granata, Education World Contributor
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