Teachers face tremendous challenges, and we wanted to focus on good things that are happening, and reward the teachers responsible.
Celebrating extraordinary public-school teachers who inspire learning through creativity, passion, and commitment. An independent jury will select the finalists from those nominated based on numerous factors, with a strong emphasis placed on the student experience.
The award for the 2020–21 school year focuses on New York City teachers and will expand to other US cities in future years.
One grand-prize winner from each of the five NYC boroughs will receive a $25,000 unrestricted cash prize, and each finalist will receive $10,000. The winning teachers’ schools will each receive $10,000, and each finalist’s school will receive $2,000 to be used for arts-based initiatives designed by the winner.
HCZ® has achieved unprecedented success, helping thousands of children and families and disrupting the cycle of generational poverty in Central Harlem through innovative and effective programs.
The University of Pennsylvania (Penn or UPenn) is a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is one of the nine colonial colleges founded prior to the Declaration of Independence and the first institution of higher learning in the United States to refer to itself as a university. Benjamin Franklin, Penn's founder and first president, advocated an educational program that trained leaders in commerce, government, and public service, similar to a modern liberal arts curriculum.
The Inspiring Teens’ Future (ITF) is a before-school program designed to empower teens with the necessary life skills to succeed in the world academically, socially, professionally and financially. The program focuses on five essential skills: Mindset and Emotional Mastery, Vision Setting, Interpersonal Communication, Leadership and Financial Management.
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Founded by Clara B. Spence in 1892, The Spence School is an independent, college-preparatory day school for girls in Kindergarten through Grade 12, with separate campuses for the Lower and Upper Schools.