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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Nikki Birkbeck, an elementary science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics (STEAM) teacher at Goodnoe Elementary School in Bucks County’s Council Rock School District and a two-time Penn State College of Education alumna and current Penn State World Campus doctoral student, has been named one of 12 finalists for the 2025 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year Award.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Raquel Muñiz, associate professor at Boston College’s Lynch School of Education and Human Development, has been honored with the American Educational Research Association’s (AERA) 2025 Early Career Award, recognizing a distinguished record of education research in the early stages of an academic career.