Missouri Digital Academy teacher Hannah Fraley is a quarter-finalist in the 2025 America’s Favorite Teacher competition, which honors exceptional educators. The winner receives $25,000, a Hawaii trip, a Reader’s Digest feature, and a school assembly with Bill Nye. Fraley, recently diagnosed with endometriosis, says the prize would help with medical debt and plans to donate some winnings to her school. Her creative campaign includes a TikTok with her daughter dressed as Napoleon Dynamite to rally votes.
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