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Local teachers named finalists for Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year

(WHTM) – Several local teachers are among the finalists for Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year.

The Department of Education says 12 educators are in the running to win the 2026 honor.

The winner will be announced in December 2025 and will represent the state at local and national functions.

The 12 finalists are:
  • Whitney Bellomo, Dallastown Area School District, York County
  • Nicole Birkbeck, Council Rock School District, Bucks County
  • Katherine Blandino-Nienhuls, Pittsburgh Public School District, Allegheny County
  • Renee Decker, Central York School District, York County
  • Madeline Loring, Jefferson-Morgan School District, Jefferson County
  • Jenna Love, Elizabethtown Area School District, Lancaster County
  • Jennifer Nesser, Laurel Highlands School District, Fayette County
  • Ashley Oldham, Big Spring School District, Cumberland County
  • Andrea Rutledge, Hempfield School District, Lancaster County
  • Rachel Sebastian, Governor Mifflin School District, Berks County
  • Rebecca Showalter, Mount Lebanon School District, Allegheny County
  • Elizabeth Troxell, Penns Valley Area School District, Centre County

“Ask anyone if they remember the teacher who inspired them most, and nearly everyone will immediately smile and name an educator from their past,” said Acting Secretary of Education Dr. Carrie Rowe. “Excellent educators make a lifelong impact on the learners they serve each day in classrooms across the Commonwealth, and these 12 finalists demonstrate the qualities needed in a great teacher—supportive, engaged, and passionate about the learners in their care.”

Pennsylvania’s 2024 Teacher of the Year, Ashlie Crosson, was named the National Teacher of the Year. The Mifflin County School District teacher is the first-ever Pennsylvanian to receive the national honor.

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