Each month, the community nominates their favorite teachers and educators from the St. Louis region to be the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Teacher of the Month. December’s winner is Sarah Gagen, a kindergarten teacher at Freeburg Primary Center in the Freeburg 70 District. Mrs. Gagen received a $…
Each month, the community nominates their favorite teachers and educators from the St. Louis region to be the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Teacher of the Month. November’s winner is Matthew Schott, a photojournalism teacher at Francis Howell Central High School in the Francis Howell School Distri…
Each month, the community nominates their favorite teachers and educators from the St. Louis region to be the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Teacher of the Month. October’s winner is Jonathan Robards, a high school teacher at Bayless High School in the Bayless School District. Mr. Robards received …
Each month, the community nominates their favorite teachers and educators from the St. Louis region to be the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Teacher of the Month. September’s winner is Salma Khan, a first-grade teacher at Holman Primary School in the Ferguson-Florissant School District. Mrs. Khan r…
Teachers make lasting impressions on their students daily. These dedicated professionals go above and beyond to make sure their students receive the best education possible. For the seventh year, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch is honoring local teachers in the community. This reader-submission …
As the end of the 2023-24 school year comes to a close, teachers once again juggled it all while keeping students on track academically. It has never been more important to honor the hard work of the region’s teachers and their innovative approaches to enriching students’ minds whether throu…
Each month, the community nominates their favorite teachers and educators from the St. Louis region to be the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Teacher of the Month. May’s winner is Sandra Spearman, a first-grade teacher at Dr. Katie Harper-Wright Elementary School in East St. Louis School District 18…
Each month, the community nominates their favorite teachers and educators from the St. Louis region to be the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Teacher of the Month. April’s winner is Dr. Tasha Jordan, an 8th grade science teacher at Ferguson Middle School in the Ferguson Florissant School District. D…
Each month, the community nominates their favorite teachers and educators from the St. Louis region to be the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Teacher of the Month. March’s winner is Brenda Saye, a job training teacher at Ackerman School in the Special School District of St. Louis County. Mrs. Saye r…
Each month, the community nominates their favorite teachers and educators from the St. Louis region to be the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Teacher of the Month. February’s winner is Stephen Culp, a social studies teacher at Hancock Place Middle School in the Hancock Place School District. Mr. Cul…
Each month, the community nominates their favorite teachers and educators from the St. Louis region to be the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Teacher of the Month. January’s winner is Brittney Reynolds Turmon, an elementary school teacher at Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence in East St. Louis Sch…
Each month, the community nominates their favorite teachers and educators from the St. Louis region to be the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Teacher of the Month. December’s winner is Edrin Chen, a Chinese language teacher at Kirkwood High School in the Kirkwood school district. Ms. Chen received a…
Each month, the community nominates their favorite teachers and educators from the St. Louis region to be the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Teacher of the Month. November’s winner is Carly Cochran, a first grade teacher at STIX Early Childhood Center in the St. Louis Public School district. Ms. Co…
Each month, the community nominates their favorite teachers and educators from the St. Louis region to be the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Teacher of the Month. October’s winner is Megan Merritt, an English Language elementary school teacher at Iveland Elementary School in the Ritenour School Dis…
Each month, the community nominates their favorite teachers and educators from the St. Louis region to be the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Teacher of the Month. September’s winner is Lauren Hollis, a kindergarten teacher at Earl Nance Elementary in the Saint Louis Public Schools system. Hollis re…
Teachers make lasting impressions on their students daily. These dedicated professionals go above and beyond to make sure their students receive the best education possible. For the sixth year, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch is honoring local teachers in the community. This reader-submission ca…
As the 2022-23 school year comes to a close, teachers once again juggled it all while keeping students on track academically. It has never been more important to honor the hard work of the region’s teachers and their innovative approaches to enriching students’ minds whether through humor, i…
Every month, the community nominates their favorite teachers and educators from the St. Louis region to be the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Teacher of the Month. May’s winner is Heather Asperger, a fifth grade social studies and English language arts teacher at Dorris Intermediate School in the C…
Every month, the community nominates their favorite teachers and educators from the St. Louis region to be the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Teacher of the Month. April’s winner is Dr. Judith Anderson, a high school chemistry and physics teacher at Ursuline Academy. Dr. Anderson received a $250 gi…
Every month, the community nominates their favorite teachers and educators from the St. Louis region to be the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Teacher of the Month. March’s winner is Jeffrey Dean, a ninth and 10th grade English II teacher at Hazelwood East High School in the Hazelwood School Distric…
Every month, the community nominates their favorite teachers and educators from the St. Louis region to be the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Teacher of the Month. February’s winner is Susan Heidorn, a seventh grade math teacher at Ferguson Middle School in the Ferguson-Florissant School District. …
Every month, the community nominates their favorite teachers and educators from the St. Louis region to be the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Teacher of the Month. January’s winner is Sarah Corzine, a second grade teacher at Wilson First and Second Education Center in the Granite City Community Uni…
Every month, the community nominates their favorite teachers and educators from the Metro East region to be the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Teacher of the Month. This month’s winner is David Bassett, a former kindergarten teacher and Academic Instructional Coach (AIC) at Gorge Washington Carver …
Every month, the community nominates their favorite teachers and educators from the Metro East region to be the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Teacher of the Month. This month’s winner is Gabrielle Hines, a freshmen-level English teacher at Northwest High School. Her nomination came from current st…
It started with a swim team and ended with an “a-ha” moment in college for Wentzville Liberty High School special education teacher Taylor Whitmore. She first discovered her passion for working with children the summer after high school while coaching a summer league swim team. The “a-ha” mo…
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