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From StarAfrica: Honoree Miriam Mason-Sesay Named as One of Five teachers from Africa among 50 shortlisted for Global Teacher Prize 2016

StarAfrica reported that five teachers from Africa are on the shortlist for the 2016 Global Teacher Prize. 2015 World of Children Education Award Honoree Miriam Mason-Sesay was among the five.

Miriam with students from EducAid Sierra Leone, the organization she founded to address gaps in the Sierra Leonean school system
Miriam with students from EducAid Sierra Leone, the organization she founded to address gaps in the Sierra Leonean school system

“Five teachers from Africa have made the top 50 shortlisted nominations for the second annual Global Teacher Prize 2016, the Varkey Foundation announced in a statement on Thursday.Referred to as the Nobel Prize for teaching, the Global Teacher Prize is an annual $1 million award that will be given to an exceptional teacher who has made an outstanding contribution to the profession.

Entries for the award have been whittled down to a final 50 from 8,000 nominations and applications from 148 countries…”

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