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Paint Branch Teacher Awarded Educational Leadership Award

Social Studies teacher at the Burtonsville high school is one of only two Montgomery County Public Schools educators to receive the award.

A Social Studies teacher at Burtonsville's Paint Branch High will receive a 2013 Agnes Meyer Award given by The Washington Post. 

Jacqueline Fludd Peng is one of only two teachers in Montgomery County Public Schools to be honored with the regional prize, which will be given to 20 teachers. The Post's Educational Leadership Award will be awarded to 18 principals in the area. 

“Thirty years ago, The Post introduced the Agnes Meyer Award as a way for our community to spotlight local teachers who, through their work, exemplified Meyer’s steadfast commitment to education and, most importantly, our local students,” said Katharine Weymouth, publisher of The Washington Post, in the newspaper

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Winners will be recognized at a ceremony in Washington, DC, next month. 


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