Jennifer Hudson meets first-grade teacher Angelique Williams and her student Emora, who went viral for her prayer that her teacher finds a husband.

After finding his calling in teaching and leading, Brandon Martin took his outreach beyond the classroom with Close Ties, a mentorship program that aims to turn kids in his community into leaders."I would teach from 9 to 5 and then I would reach from 5 to...

It's going to be a big weekend for a Brooklyn music teacher who was part of an ensemble that's nominated for a Grammy.

Beloved high school chemistry teacher Frances Shaw retired from Northside High School in Lafayette, Louisiana, in 2012.

Mary McLeod Bethune was an educator and activist, serving as president of the National Association of Colored Women and founding the National Council of Negro Women.

Rev. Dr. Iyanla Vanzant was born as Rhonda Eva Harris in Brooklyn, New York on September 13, 1953. In 1983, after being ordained as a Yoruba priestess, she renamed herself Iyanla, meaning “great mother.” Vanzant is now a famous relationship coach, author...

Texas choir director Pamela Dawson has been named as the recipient of the 2023 Grammy Music Educator Award. Jamie Wax visited DeSoto High School to talk to Dawson and the students who love her about her honor.

For the past three decades, educator Alicia Walton has used her own money to help purchase resources for kids in her classroom. This year marks 30 years of Alicia’s dedication to the youth in her community. She joins the show for the surprise of a lifetim...

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