The FLAG Award for Teaching Excellence recognizes and celebrates extraordinary public school teachers who inspire learning through creativity, passion, and commitment.

Six grand-prize winners - one from each of the five NYC boroughs and one 3K-5th grade educator from any borough - will receive a $25,000 unrestricted cash prize, and their schools will receive a $10,000 grant designated for use in an arts-based initiative designed by each winner.

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“The award is designed to go well beyond the finalists and winners. It is meant to celebrate excellent teachers everywhere and to allow every student, every parent, and every principal to take some time to think about who in their school has done something extraordinary.”

— Glenn & Amanda Fuhrman, Founders