President Donald Trump on Tuesday named four Idaho teachers as recipients of the country’s most prestigious award for math and science teachers.
The four teachers, three of whom are women, were selected from seven Idaho finalists for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching in 2017 and 2018.
The winners, who all have a passion for STEM, are Deirdre Abrams, a 5th-grade teacher at Donnelly Elementary School in the McCall-Donnelly School District; Erin Tiderman-Gross, an AP biology teacher at Rocky Mountain High School in West Ada; Vonda Franklin, a fourth grade teacher at Washington Elementary School in Boise; and Sean Boston, who teaches physics at Timberline High School in Boise.
They join some 200 educators from all 50 states who received the award Tuesday.
The winners receive a $10,000 check from the National Science Foundation, and are invited to Washington D.C. for an awards ceremony and professional development opportunities. (IdahoEdNews.org)
