Teachers across the U.S. aim to make every student feel at home in their classrooms … every single day.

In our classrooms we celebrate diversity, teach kindness and empathy, challenge stereotypes. We question the status quo, provide role models, speak honestly, open minds, rebel and take risks.

We collaborate, uncover each other’s stories, believe in something bigger, encourage thoughtful debate, listen and show compassion.

We stand for one another.

We do it every day and we won’t stop doing it for you, our Spanish-speaking, hijab-wearing, transgender-living, gay, straight, black, brown, white, tan, rural, inner-city, suburban students and everyone in between.

You are all our kids, no matter what.

The classroom is your home and you deserve only the best from it.

We will stand tall for you, beside you, with you until the day you’re ready to stand on your own.

Join America’s teachers of the year, along with thousands of others who work hard to protect the beautiful young people in our public schools.