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Marsha Nakamura Award for Teaching Excellence

An award presented annually by the Idaho Education Association to a nominee who will become the state's nominee for the NEA Foundation's Award for Teaching Excellence.

Marsha Nakamura enriched the lives of thousands of children during her 30-year career with the Nampa School District. She believed the mediocre teacher tells, the good teacher explains, the superior teacher demonstrates, but the great teacher inspires. And Marsha inspired her students and her colleagues. She was passionate about her profession and she set high expectations for herself and others. The Marsha Nakamura Award for Teaching Excellence was established to recognize, reward and promote excellence in teaching and advocacy for the profession.

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