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29-04-2025
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Mifflin County teacher wins National Teacher of the Year
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — A teacher at a local high school has been named the 2025 National Teacher of the Year Award. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Ashlie Crosson, an English teacher at Mifflin County High School and Pennsylvania's 2025 Teacher of the Year, was named the National Teacher of the Year by the Council of Chief State School Officers. Crosson takes pride in helping her students develop their communication and problem-solving skills in a global society, expanding their worldview, and empowering them to use their voices. 'Ashlie Crosson is an outstanding educator and role model who is preparing her students to be global citizens and change-makers,' said PSEA President Aaron Chapin. 'Ashlie works hard every day to nurture in her students a love for learning while also helping them to be their most authentic selves. 'Ashlie is always thinking about her students and advocating for them,' said Del Fuller, PSEA Central Region president and president of the Association of Mifflin County Educators. 'She is constantly looking for opportunities to give her students new perspectives that would not normally be available to them. She has organized trips to Europe and D.C.; she runs our school newspaper and is a leader in using AI in the classroom. She strives to bring her ideas to the classroom and to share with her fellow teachers, making everyone around her better at their craft. Ashlie Crosson is a teacher students look up to and a teacher we should look to emulate. Congratulations to Ashlie for winning the CCSSO National Teacher of the Year Award.' Crosson teaches Advanced Placement language and composition, English 10, and Survival Stories, an elective that approaches global humanitarian crises from a youth perspective. She also advises the journalism program, which publishes the school newspaper and district magazine. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
29-04-2025
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Ashlie Crosson named 2025 National Teacher of the Year
Ashlie Crosson, an English teacher at Mifflin County High School in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, was exclusively revealed on "CBS Mornings" as the 2025 National Teacher of the Year. The Council of Chief State School Officers selects the winner each year. "It's an incredible honor," Crosson told "CBS Mornings." "It feels like a big responsibility, but it's also this incredible choice or chance to share my kids and my community with our country and at the same time sort of receive that back from teachers all over our nation, and that's the perfect opportunity." Crosson's courses include advanced placement language and composition. In a tribute video, her former and current students described her as passionate, caring, intelligent and dedicated. "She taught me a lot about finding your own identity and finding your passion with things," one student said. Crosson, who has been teaching for 14 years, said authenticity is a big factor in how she teaches, something her students have responded well to. "I think especially at the high school level, students are trying to figure out who they are, and they need to see that from their teachers, too. If we want them to figure out their identity, then we have to be ourselves as well, because they're going to learn through what they observe," she said. Principal Kelly Campagna credits the energy Crosson brings to her classroom every day, saying she makes her students "extend and stretch beyond comfort levels because she wants to get the most out of them." Even after receiving praise for her work, Crosson acknowledged her students. "They come in, they show up, and they make the job easy," she said. Her goals go beyond her high school classroom and into adulthood. "I think for our students, the more experience they have at the high school level, or younger than that, where they have the chance to struggle, fail, try again, try something new, then the more confident they're going to be when they become adults." She's also the adviser for the school journalism program. Crosson said she teaches her students the fundamentals of journalism, including interviewing, sources and being a consumer of news. "She taught me everything I know about writing, and taking journalism with Miss Crosson definitely opened my eyes to how much I enjoy writing," said Mina Phillips, a former student and current sports reporter for a local newspaper. When asked about national implications on education and President Trump's executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, she said, "I think that there's a lot of change and uncertainty going on with the national level of things, but within our classes, our focus is always on students and on meeting their needs and meeting the needs of our community, and so I think a lot of that will stay our focus." To support teachers, Crosson said it's important to focus on what you can do for your community. "Every school and every community's needs are different, and so find what your place needs, what your home needs, and that engagement and that involvement between families and businesses and stakeholders in the community is what creates a thriving school district," she said. Supreme Court appears poised to side with student with disability in school discrimination case Japan's population shrinking as marriage and birth rates plummet | 60 Minutes Trump tariffs executive order expected
CBS News
29-04-2025
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- CBS News
Ashlie Crosson named 2025 National Teacher of the Year: "It's an incredible honor"
Ashlie Crosson, an English teacher at Mifflin County High School in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, was exclusively revealed on "CBS Mornings" as the 2025 National Teacher of the Year. The Council of Chief State School Officers selects the winner each year. "It's an incredible honor," Crosson told "CBS Mornings." "It feels like a big responsibility, but it's also this incredible choice or chance to share my kids and my community with our country and at the same time sort of receive that back from teachers all over our nation, and that's the perfect opportunity." Crosson's courses include advanced placement language and composition. In a tribute video, her former and current students described her as passionate, caring, intelligent and dedicated. "She taught me a lot about finding your own identity and finding your passion with things," one student said. Crosson, who has been teaching for 14 years, said authenticity is a big factor in how she teaches, something her students have responded well to. "I think especially at the high school level, students are trying to figure out who they are, and they need to see that from their teachers, too. If we want them to figure out their identity, then we have to be ourselves as well, because they're going to learn through what they observe," she said. Principal Kelly Campagna credits the energy Crosson brings to her classroom every day, saying she makes her students "extend and stretch beyond comfort levels because she wants to get the most out of them." Even after receiving praise for her work, Crosson acknowledged her students. "They come in, they show up, and they make the job easy," she said. Her goals go beyond her high school classroom and into adulthood. "I think for our students, the more experience they have at the high school level, or younger than that, where they have the chance to struggle, fail, try again, try something new, then the more confident they're going to be when they become adults." She's also the adviser for the school journalism program. Crosson said she teaches her students the fundamentals of journalism, including interviewing, sources and being a consumer of news. "She taught me everything I know about writing, and taking journalism with Miss Crosson definitely opened my eyes to how much I enjoy writing," said Mina Phillips, a former student and current sports reporter for a local newspaper. When asked about national implications on education and President Trump's executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, she said, "I think that there's a lot of change and uncertainty going on with the national level of things, but within our classes, our focus is always on students and on meeting their needs and meeting the needs of our community, and so I think a lot of that will stay our focus." To support teachers, Crosson said it's important to focus on what you can do for your community. "Every school and every community's needs are different, and so find what your place needs, what your home needs, and that engagement and that involvement between families and businesses and stakeholders in the community is what creates a thriving school district," she said.
Yahoo
31-01-2025
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Local teacher named finalist for National Teacher of the Year
MIFFLIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– A teacher at a local high school has been named one of the four finalists for the 2025 National Teacher of the Year Award. Ashlie Crosson, an English teacher at Mifflin County High School and Pennsylvania's 2025 Teacher of the Year, was named one of the four finalists for National Teacher of the Year by the Council of Chief State School Officers, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Education. 'We take pride in our Pennsylvania educators, and it's exciting to see one of our own recognized in this way on the national stage,' said Interim Acting Secretary of Education Angela Fitterer. 'We applaud Ashlie Crosson's dedication and commitment to her students and school community, and we are excited to cheer her on and celebrate with her as she takes on this tremendous honor of being selected as a National Teacher of the Year finalist.' Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now The Department of Education said Crosson teaches Advanced Placement Language and Composition, English 10, and the elective class survival stories. Additionally, Crosson advises the school's journalism program that publishes the school newspaper and district magazine. According to the Department of Education, Crosson will serve as an ambassador for education and an advocate for teachers and students nationwide if named Teacher of the Year. Other finalists can be checked out on the National Teacher of the Year website. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
