National Teacher of the Year has a brilliant plan to recruit more young teachers: Invite them

National Teacher of the Year has a brilliant plan to recruit more young teachers: Invite them

The statistics are dire for teachers. Fewer people are entering the field, burnout is high, and current teachers are leaving the profession at an alarming rate. The 2026 National Teacher of the Year has some brilliant ideas for how to fix things. America’s new Teacher of the Year says nurturing new teachers is critical Leon Smith has been teaching at Haverford High School in Havertown, Pennsylvania, for his entire career. That’s an astounding 25…