By Anna Gustafson for the Pennsylvania Independent. Broadcast version by Danielle Smith for Keystone State News Connection ...

"CBS Mornings" exclusively revealed Leon Smith, who teaches at Haverford High School in Pennsylvania, as the 2026 National Teacher of the Year.

A high school history teacher in Pennsylvania who helps students look inward to find their strengths and outward to find community inside and outside the classroom has been named the 2026 National ...

Again, which one of these do you think I'm, I'm *** high school social studies teacher at Haverford High School in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and I just found out that I'm the 2026 National ...

Leon Smith, named the 2026 National Teacher of the Year, stands in front of his classroom at Haverford High School, in Havertown, Pa. on Monday, April 20, 2026. Leon Smith, named the 2026 National ...