Bard MAT Alumnus Alhassan Susso ’12 Receives Prestigious NEA Member Benefits Award for Teaching Excellence
Alhassan Susso (2nd from left) accepting the Member Benefits Award at the NEA Foundation's Salute to Excellence in Education Gala in Washington, D.C., on February 7.
Alhassan Susso, Bard MAT alumnus and 2019 New York State Teacher of the Year, has been selected by the NEA Foundation as the recipient of the 2020 Member Benefits Award for Teaching Excellence, which carries a cash prize of $25,000. In making their selection, the Foundation pointed to Susso’s powerful work to educate and inspire immigrant students and the diverse community he serves: “By sharing his own experience as an immigrant and his passion for motivating young people, he has helped his students to see the potential for excellence within themselves. He is living proof that every child in this country deserves a quality education and an opportunity to thrive.” Susso, a West African émigré, teaches at the International Community High School in the Bronx and was nominated for the Members Benefits Award by New York State United Teachers.
Post Date: 02-09-2020
Post Date: 02-09-2020