Cynthia Orr gets #celebratED as the new Director of Correctional College Education at Treasure Valley Community College in Ontario, Oregon! Prior to this, she served as a Lead Site Supervisor for Grand Canyon University, an Education Programs Director with the Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections, and   the Principal of Ross Elementary School in the Kuna, Idaho School District. We are excited for her in this new role, and we honor her as she continues along her leadership

Danielle M. Frith gets #celebratED as the new Chair for the Teacher Education Division (TED) of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Early Career Special Interest Group! She is a Professor of Special Education for Monmouth University, and she serves on the board of several state and national associations dedicated to the advancement of special education. We are grateful for everything Danielle does to elevate the needs and success of every student, and we congratulate h

Tim Hall gets #celebratED as the 2025–2026 recipient of the National Council for the Social Studies Religious Literacy Award, sponsored by the Kaur Foundation! He serves as the K-12 Social Studies Instructional Coordinator, and before that, the 9-12 Social Studies Learning Guide for Vance Virtual Village Academy with the Vance County Schools in Henderson, North Carolina. He is the Past President of the North Carolina Council for the Social Studies and the Vance County Coordin

Grazzia M. Mendoza gets #celebratED as the new Assistant Director of Multilingual Policy and Outreach at the World-class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA)! Before this, she was a WIDA researcher, an Academic Consultant for National Geographic Learning, and a Project Management Specialist for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). We are grateful for everything that Grazzia does for the communities she serves, and we applaud her for her promotion at WI