For 2022 Teachers of the Year, accolades — and frustrations: "It is often a thankless job"
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The 2022 State Teachers of the Year were celebrated in Washington this week alongside National Teacher of the Year winner Kurt Russell — but some of the nation's top teachers say that despite the accolades, their profession is facing greater challenges than ever.
"This is hard, hard, hard, hard work that we are doing and it is a thankless — it is often a thankless job, even when you are the teacher of the year," Maryland's honoree Brianna Ross told CBS News. The pandemic has made it all even harder.
The 50+ honorees are meeting largely for the first time in person this week. On Wednesday, the Biden administration held an emotional event in the East Room of the White House, where a teary-eyed Dr. Jill Biden, a career educator herself, told the teachers, "The lives you change go on to change the world."
