Abstract:
The All-USA Teacher First Team, sponsored by USA TODAY, recognizes teachers who \"develop ways to ratchet up learning and make academics get real.\" Elisabeth Hadley, a second-grade teacher at Haw Elementary School in Buncombe County, was one of 20 teachers nationwide selected for the team. Award winners received a trophy, $2,500 for their schools, and $500 for themselves. Hadley has taught school for twenty-three years and was recently honored for being a \"model teacher.\"