The Los Angeles Times (4/24) reports, "a middle-school teacher from Burbank Unified School District was named 2012 national teacher of the year on Monday. Rebecca Mieliwocki, a seventh-grade English teacher at Luther Burbank Middle School, will be recognized by President Barack Obama on Tuesday during a ceremony at the White House."
The LAist (4/24, Lloyd) reports that Rebecca Mieliwocki, a middle school English teacher with the Burbank Unified School District, has been "named the 2012 National Teacher of the Year, the nation's oldest and most prestigious teaching honor." Mieliwocki "will be recognized by President Barack Obama Tuesday at a Rose Garden ceremony at the White House and will serve as a national education spokeswoman for one year. ... 'Rebecca Mieliwocki is an inspiration to her students, to me, and to every California teacher,' said California state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson, according to City News Service. 'She's the perfect choice for this tremendous honor...'"
Texas Teacher Of The Year To Visit White House. The Dallas Morning News (4/24, Walsh) reports, "Texas' Teacher of the Year, Karen Ann Morman of McKinney , will join President Barack Obama and her best-of-state peers from around the country at the White House on Tuesday." The piece notes that Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Dr. Jill Biden "will also attend the event, which honors the national Teacher of the Year, Rebecca Mieliwocki of Burbank, Calif. Morman is a reading specialist at J.W. Webb Elementary School of the McKinney Independent School District."
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