Polly Saatzer, M.Ed. ’95 in early childhood education, will receive the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Saatzer, a kindergarten teacher at Susan Powell of Garlough Environmental Magnet School in West St. Paul, is one of 85 K-6 teachers nationwide to receive the award and the only one from Minnesota. A teacher for 32 years, Saatzer will be honored with the award at a ceremony in Washington, D.C.
See more in the Minneapolis Star Tribune story.