Iowa teacher to win prestigious national award

DES MOINES, IA (04/28/2010)(readMedia)-- In a White House ceremony tomorrow, President Obama will name Iowa teacher, Sarah Brown Wessling, the 2010 National Teacher of the Year. Wessling is a tenth through twelfth grade English teacher at Johnston High School in Johnston, Iowa. She will become the 60th National Teacher of the Year and will be awarded with the oldest and most prestigious award for teachers in the country. As National Teacher of the Year, Wessling will devote herself fulltime for a year as a national and international spokesperson for education beginning June 1, 2010.

Statement from Chris Bern, President of the Iowa State Education Association

"We are thrilled for Sarah. She is truly deserving of this award and we are proud she is part of the ISEA family. We all know how passionate and dedicated she is and now the rest of the world will see it too. Sarah, and thousands of other education professionals around the state positvely touch the lives of students each and every day. We are grateful Sarah is receiving the recognition she so richly deserves."

-- 30 --