Jahana Hayes from John F. Kennedy High School in Waterbury, Connecticut was named 2016 National Teacher of the Year on April 28, 2016 by the Council of Chief State School Officers.

Read the CCSSO press release: ccsso.org/News_and_Events/Press_Releases/Connecticut_Teacher_Named_2016_National_Teacher_of_the_Year.html

More about the National Teacher of the Year program:
ccsso.org/ntoy.html