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Pa. Education Dept.: Pennsylvania Teacher Named Finalist for 2026 National Teacher of the Year
January 28, 2026
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 28 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Education issued the following news on Jan. 27, 2026:

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Pennsylvania Teacher Named Finalist for 2026 National Teacher of the Year

Leon Smith - secondary teacher at Haverford High School and Pennsylvania's 2025 Teacher of the Year - is a finalist for the 2026 National Teacher of the Year.

This is the second year in a row that a Pennsylvania educator has been named a fin . . .

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