Mandy Manning, 2018 National Teacher of the Year, Works with Refugee Students
April 20, 2018
By: Madeline Will
Source: Education Week Teacher
Mandy Manning, who teaches English and math to newly arrived refugee and immigrant students in Washington state, was named the 2018 National Teacher of the Year.
Manning, who has taught for the past 18 years and is a National Board-certified teacher, was just announced as the winner of the national prize on CBS This Morning. In a video on the morning show, Manning’s students at the Newcomer Center at Joel E. Ferris High School in Spokane, Wash., said she is consistently supportive and has inspired them to pursue their dreams. Manning is often the first teacher her students have when they arrive in the United States.
Her students are from all over the globe, Manning said in an interview: Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, the Marshall Islands, Myanmar, Mexico, and countries from South America.
“It is essential that teachers in these times communicate to their students in their actions and their words that our students are welcome, they’re wanted, they’re worthy of love, and they can accomplish and achieve everything they dream of,” Manning said.