Massachusetts Teachers of the Year

Each year, the Massachusetts Teacher of the Year program honors a licensed preK–12 Massachusetts public school teacher who exemplifies excellent teaching in the Commonwealth. The Teacher of the Year program recognizes and celebrates educators who make a positive impact on student learning and well-being; use student-centered, innovative approaches to teaching and learning; and demonstrate leadership within and beyond the classroom. The Massachusetts Teacher of the Year automatically becomes the state's candidate for the National Teacher of the Year Program.

2024
De'Shawn C. Washington
Fourth-Grade Inclusion Teacher
Maria Hastings Elementary School, Lexington

2023
Dani Charbonneau
English Teacher
Martha's Vineyard Regional High School, Oak Bluffs

2022
Marta García
English as a Second Language Teacher
Witchcraft Heights Elementary School, Salem

2021
Jennifer Hedrington
Seventh-Grade Math Teacher
Ferryway School, Malden

2020
Takeru Nagayoshi
English Teacher
New Bedford High School