🏆 Congratulations to the finalists for CCSSO's 2025 National Teacher of the Year, including @pseaorg.bsky.social Ashlie Crosson and @coloradoea.bsky.social member Janet Renee Damon!
MEET THE 2025 FINALISTS – ntoy.ccsso.org
The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) today announced that four inspiring educators from across the country are finalists for the 2025 National Teacher of the Year.
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February 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
🏆 Congratulations to the finalists for CCSSO's 2025 National Teacher of the Year, including @pseaorg.bsky.social Ashlie Crosson and @coloradoea.bsky.social member Janet Renee Damon!
Colorado is filled with so many amazing educators and Janet is one of the best. I am SO excited for this announcement! Congrats! @colotadotoy @codepted @ccsso
January 31, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Colorado is filled with so many amazing educators and Janet is one of the best. I am SO excited for this announcement! Congrats! @colotadotoy @codepted @ccsso
BWF NC State Teacher of the Year Heather Smith headed to CCSSO along with other State Teachers of the Year! Honoring the nation's educators! H/T to Mrs. Smith for photo!
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February 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
BWF NC State Teacher of the Year Heather Smith headed to CCSSO along with other State Teachers of the Year! Honoring the nation's educators! H/T to Mrs. Smith for photo!
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#bwfnctoy @bwfund.bsky.social @ncpublicschools.bsky.social
NEW: CCSSO just announced the 2025 State Teachers of the Year cohort!
Head over to ntoy.ccsso.org to learn more about my #NTOY25 colleagues!
#EduSky
Head over to ntoy.ccsso.org to learn more about my #NTOY25 colleagues!
#EduSky
December 19, 2024 at 6:52 PM
NEW: CCSSO just announced the 2025 State Teachers of the Year cohort!
Head over to ntoy.ccsso.org to learn more about my #NTOY25 colleagues!
#EduSky
Head over to ntoy.ccsso.org to learn more about my #NTOY25 colleagues!
#EduSky
Let’s start the essay with the CCSSO in 2017 promoting HQIM and link it to the Common Core, also promoted by the CCSSO.
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Date the coup to 2017 when the CCSSO launched the IMPD and the push for High Quality Instructional Materials and Curriculum-Based Professional Development, linking the test-based accountability of NCLB with the standards-driven instruction of the CCSS.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Let’s start the essay with the CCSSO in 2017 promoting HQIM and link it to the Common Core, also promoted by the CCSSO.
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Last month, the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) announced the 2025 State Teachers of the Year, including New Mexico's 2025 Teacher of the Year, Lorilei Chavez.
To learn more about these outstanding educators visit ntoy.ccsso.org #NTOY25
To learn more about these outstanding educators visit ntoy.ccsso.org #NTOY25
January 6, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Last month, the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) announced the 2025 State Teachers of the Year, including New Mexico's 2025 Teacher of the Year, Lorilei Chavez.
To learn more about these outstanding educators visit ntoy.ccsso.org #NTOY25
To learn more about these outstanding educators visit ntoy.ccsso.org #NTOY25
ELPA21 was honored to present at last week's CCSSO Collaboratives in San Diego!
Our Executive Director, Cathryn Still, and Jennifer Denne from the Iowa Dept. of Education led a session on identifying students for the Alt ELP Screener, promoting inclusion, and accessibility for MLs.
#ELPA21 #CCSSO
Our Executive Director, Cathryn Still, and Jennifer Denne from the Iowa Dept. of Education led a session on identifying students for the Alt ELP Screener, promoting inclusion, and accessibility for MLs.
#ELPA21 #CCSSO
November 6, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Une rosalie pour aller à l'école, financée à 80% par le projet #Leader dans la Communauté de Communes Senlis Sud Oise
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Une rosalie pour aller à l'école : expérimentation à l'école Brichebay de Senlis
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January 23, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Une rosalie pour aller à l'école, financée à 80% par le projet #Leader dans la Communauté de Communes Senlis Sud Oise
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Congratulations to Michelle Gross, from Spencer County Middle School and our OVEC region! Michelle was already our Kentucky Teacher of the Year, and it was just announced she is one of five finalists for the National Teacher of the Year!
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#EduSky #AllinKY #UnitedWeLearnKY
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#EduSky #AllinKY #UnitedWeLearnKY
CCSSO NTOY
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January 27, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Congratulations to Michelle Gross, from Spencer County Middle School and our OVEC region! Michelle was already our Kentucky Teacher of the Year, and it was just announced she is one of five finalists for the National Teacher of the Year!
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#EduSky #AllinKY #UnitedWeLearnKY
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#EduSky #AllinKY #UnitedWeLearnKY
As the 2021 Louisiana State Teacher of the Year, I will always hold this program dear to my heart. Congrats to all the 2025 CCSSO State Teachers of the Year!! Shine bright!! ntoy.ccsso.org/introducing-...
Introducing the 2025 State Teachers of the Year – ntoy.ccsso.org
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December 19, 2024 at 7:44 PM
As the 2021 Louisiana State Teacher of the Year, I will always hold this program dear to my heart. Congrats to all the 2025 CCSSO State Teachers of the Year!! Shine bright!! ntoy.ccsso.org/introducing-...
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Our experts covered a range of topics, including:
▪️ State leaders from Indiana, California & Arkansas on early literacy screening
▪️ Links between accountability design & school improvement
▪️ AI in assessment—from item-difficulty prediction to generative AI in item development
Our experts covered a range of topics, including:
▪️ State leaders from Indiana, California & Arkansas on early literacy screening
▪️ Links between accountability design & school improvement
▪️ AI in assessment—from item-difficulty prediction to generative AI in item development
June 26, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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Our experts covered a range of topics, including:
▪️ State leaders from Indiana, California & Arkansas on early literacy screening
▪️ Links between accountability design & school improvement
▪️ AI in assessment—from item-difficulty prediction to generative AI in item development
Our experts covered a range of topics, including:
▪️ State leaders from Indiana, California & Arkansas on early literacy screening
▪️ Links between accountability design & school improvement
▪️ AI in assessment—from item-difficulty prediction to generative AI in item development
WATCH: National Teacher of the Year and Teach Plus PA Policy Fellowship alumnus Leon Smith's first address as Teacher of the Year.
"Teachers truly have the power to change lives."
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"Teachers truly have the power to change lives."
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CCSSO NTOY
CCSSO’s National Teacher of the Year Program works to elevate the voices of excellent educators across the country.
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August 18, 2026 at 4:15 PM
WATCH: National Teacher of the Year and Teach Plus PA Policy Fellowship alumnus Leon Smith's first address as Teacher of the Year.
"Teachers truly have the power to change lives."
ntoy.ccsso.org/blog/2026-na...
"Teachers truly have the power to change lives."
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We are thrilled to attend and present at The Council of Chief State School Officers' (@CCSSO) Spring Collaboratives Meeting for the Education Information Management Advisory Collaborative (EIMAC) in Minneapolis on May 20-21. (1/2)
May 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
We are thrilled to attend and present at The Council of Chief State School Officers' (@CCSSO) Spring Collaboratives Meeting for the Education Information Management Advisory Collaborative (EIMAC) in Minneapolis on May 20-21. (1/2)
This week, VP of #Interoperability Solutions Rosh Dhanawade is presenting the session, "Promoting Collaborative Development for Interoperability," alongside Dale Allen (DXtera Institute), Didem Tuzemen (Coleridge Initiative), Dr. Dean R. Folkers (CCSSO), Nathan Barrett (Coleridge Initiative), (1/3)
March 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
This week, VP of #Interoperability Solutions Rosh Dhanawade is presenting the session, "Promoting Collaborative Development for Interoperability," alongside Dale Allen (DXtera Institute), Didem Tuzemen (Coleridge Initiative), Dr. Dean R. Folkers (CCSSO), Nathan Barrett (Coleridge Initiative), (1/3)
“Students today are preparing for jobs that don’t exist yet—so how are we preparing their educators?”
At this year’s CCSSO talk, NMSI CEO Jeremy Anderson shared how we’re supporting school leaders
🔗 Hear more:https://youtu.be/okXtpmuKGNw?feature=shared
#SchoolLeaders #EduSky #STEMEducation
At this year’s CCSSO talk, NMSI CEO Jeremy Anderson shared how we’re supporting school leaders
🔗 Hear more:https://youtu.be/okXtpmuKGNw?feature=shared
#SchoolLeaders #EduSky #STEMEducation
July 24, 2025 at 2:57 AM
“Students today are preparing for jobs that don’t exist yet—so how are we preparing their educators?”
At this year’s CCSSO talk, NMSI CEO Jeremy Anderson shared how we’re supporting school leaders
🔗 Hear more:https://youtu.be/okXtpmuKGNw?feature=shared
#SchoolLeaders #EduSky #STEMEducation
At this year’s CCSSO talk, NMSI CEO Jeremy Anderson shared how we’re supporting school leaders
🔗 Hear more:https://youtu.be/okXtpmuKGNw?feature=shared
#SchoolLeaders #EduSky #STEMEducation
Today's gossip column by @eduwonk: 10 takeaways frm yesterday's @CCSSO panel http://www.eduwonk.com/2015/03/a-civil-rights-advocate-teachers-union-leader-and-business-guy-walk-into-a-barten-takeaways-from-yesterdays-cccso-leg-panel.html
A Civil Rights Advocate, Teachers Union Leader, and Busin...
The Council of Chief State School Officers legislative co...
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November 24, 2024 at 10:28 PM
Today's gossip column by @eduwonk: 10 takeaways frm yesterday's @CCSSO panel http://www.eduwonk.com/2015/03/a-civil-rights-advocate-teachers-union-leader-and-business-guy-walk-into-a-barten-takeaways-from-yesterdays-cccso-leg-panel.html
Efforts by @CeedarCenter & @CCSSO to strengthen standards & methods for preparing, licensing and evaluating teachers http://news.ufl.edu/archive/2015/07/ufs-college-of-education-partners-with-national-nonprofit-to-provide-recommendations-for-teacher-preparation-reform.html
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November 24, 2024 at 4:02 PM
Efforts by @CeedarCenter & @CCSSO to strengthen standards & methods for preparing, licensing and evaluating teachers http://news.ufl.edu/archive/2015/07/ufs-college-of-education-partners-with-national-nonprofit-to-provide-recommendations-for-teacher-preparation-reform.html
Off to the PDX area for a day on the CCSSO "Global Competencies" initiative.
November 22, 2024 at 1:32 AM
Off to the PDX area for a day on the CCSSO "Global Competencies" initiative.
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By: Managing Editor on Thursday, April 23, 2026
By: Managing Editor on Thursday, April 23, 2026
Pennsylvania History Teacher Named 2026 National Teacher of the Year
The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) announced Leon Smith, a Pennsylvania history teacher, as the 2026 National Teacher of the Year.
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April 24, 2026 at 4:03 AM
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By: Jacob Clabes on Wednesday, January 28, 2026
By: Jacob Clabes on Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Kentucky Teacher of the Year Michelle Gross named finalist for ’26 National Teacher of Year
Spencer County Middle School teacher and the 2026 Kentucky Teacher of the Year Michelle Gross has been named a finalist for the 2026 National Teacher of the Year award by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO). “To be named a finalist for the National Teacher of the Year award is a tremendous honor...
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January 28, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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By: Jacob Clabes on Wednesday, January 28, 2026
By: Jacob Clabes on Wednesday, January 28, 2026
At U.S. Senate Hearing, a Call for AI That Protects ‘Human Judgment’ in Schools via #educationweek www.edweek.org/technology/a... #ISTE_ASCD #CCSSO
At U.S. Senate Hearing, a Call for AI That Protects 'Human Judgment' in Schools
State and company officials want meaningful guardrails around AI use in schools.
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June 17, 2026 at 4:16 PM
At U.S. Senate Hearing, a Call for AI That Protects ‘Human Judgment’ in Schools via #educationweek www.edweek.org/technology/a... #ISTE_ASCD #CCSSO