SLC teacher honored after named National Teacher of the Year finalist
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and last updated 2021-04-13 15:42:00-04
SALT LAKE CITY â A local teacher was honored Tuesday after being named one of the four finalists for the National Teacher of the Year.
John Arthur, a sixth grade teacher at Meadowlark Elementary School in Salt Lake City, was awarded a citation inside his classroom naming him a finalist. State Superintendent Sydnee Dickson, State Representative Carol Spackman Moss, and State Senator Kathleen Riebe were part of Tuesday s ceremony. It feels like I m waking up from the best dream in the worst year ever, said Arthur, who is in his eighth year at Meadowlark.
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