ONLY ON “CBS MORNINGS”: Dr. Jill Biden joined co-hosts Gayle King, Tony Dokoupil and Nate Burleson to congratulate the 2024 National Teacher of the Year honoree, Missy Testerman. Testerman is a longtime elementary school teacher at Rogersville City Schools in Rogersville, Tenn. During her appearance, Dr. Biden announced the first-ever Teachers of the Year state dinner.

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Congratulations to the National Teacher of the Year, Missy Testerman, a longtime elementary school teacher in Rogersville, Tenn. She says she loves getting “to unlock the love of learning in students,” and gets some very special surprises from her former students. Watch here.

SURPRISE: Dr. Jill Biden celebrates Missy Testerman, National Teacher of the Year, in our studio, and she announces that the White House will host a state dinner for teachers for the very first time. Watch here.

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