Utah’s Huntsman family has selected 11 school teachers and administrators for annual — and highly competitive — education awards, which include a check for $10,000 for each winner.
Among them is a volunteer who bikes miles each morning to help kindergarteners. A high school teacher who grants her students’ wishes each semester. And a principal who’s so committed to getting kids to read that she grabs a book and sits down with them.
The recognition, which started 27 years ago, is meant to celebrate those who are energetic and innovative in the classroom. It was founded by the late Jon M.