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22-04-2025
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Central Iowa teacher among 8 semifinalists for America's Favorite Teacher contest
A central Iowa high school teacher is one step closer to becoming America's next favorite teacher. Matt Heston, a math teacher at Knoxville High School, has advanced to the semifinals for the "America's Favorite Teacher" contest, a national competition where teachers across the country compete for the title, a grand prize and a feature in Reader's Digest. Heston, a teacher at Knoxville for more than two decades, advanced to the semis on April 18. He's currently in fifth place out of eight other finalists. The public has until 9 p.m. April 24 to vote for one of the semifinalists, with the winner moving on to the finals. The grand prize winner will be announced on May 31. Matt Heston of Knoxville High School is onto the next round of Reader's Digest America's Favorite Teacher contest! With this next round of voting starting today, Mr. Heston and some of Knoxville Community School District's own students wanted to give you some entertainment as you click the link below and vote once per day as we get closer to the Top 10! Posted by GoKnoxvilleTV on Friday, March 14, 2025 Besides the feature in Reader's Digest, one teacher chosen as America's Favorite Teacher will receive a $25,000 cash prize, a trip to Hawaii and an opportunity to speak at a school assembly with popular science educator Bill Nye. To vote for Heston, visit his page at the America's Favorite Teacher website. Blake Hammond, a science teacher at Merrill Middle School in Des Moines, placed third in the quarter-finals of the competition. More: Small and rural Iowa schools see 4-day weeks as a way to compete. But does it help kids? Hammond was among nine finalists for the Iowa Department of Education's 2025 Iowa Teacher of the Year award. Cooper Worth is a service/trending reporter for the Des Moines Register. Reach him at cworth@ or follow him on X @CooperAWorth. This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: A Knoxville teacher is a semifinalist for America's Favorite Teacher
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24-03-2025
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Scholastic Spotlight: America's Favorite Teacher
A Knoxville High School math teacher is in the top 10 for national recognition! Mr. Matt. Heston is a finalist in Readers' Digest's America's Favorite Teacher competition. You can vote for him by clicking here and follow along on his update with GoKnoxvilleTV here. Check out this week's Scholastic Spotlight! Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
