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US teacher wins $1m for developing reading and writing skills
A US teacher who got her students reading an average of 40 books a year with her unique approach to literacy, which included putting a library in every classroom, has won a $1m award for teaching. Nancie Atwell, an English and writing teacher from Maine, fought off competition from 10 global finalists – including British science teacher Richard Spencer – to become the first recipient of the prize.
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I hope this gets a lot of press. Or at least as much press as a Nobel Prize gets. This is basically a Nobel Prize of Education. I wish I had the money to set up a fund like this. Also, I'm glad a primary school teacher won, and not a college educator. At least here in America it seems like we need to attract more talented teachers to our primary schools.