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National Teacher Appreciation Day, Tuesday, May 3rd ~ Thank You!
May 3, 2016
![National Teacher Appreciation Week is this week with National Teacher Appreciation Day being observed on Tuesday, May 3rd.](/sites/default/files/styles/760x377/public/teacher-ty.jpg?itok=od0VUFff)
It's a day to thank teachers across the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes regions for all they do to educate, to care for, to encourage, to inspire, to lead and to strengthen the lives of our children -- and it's a day to remember those teachers who made such a difference in our own lives.
The late Charles Kuralt, legendary CBS News correspondent famous for his "On The Road" segments, once said, "Good teachers know how to bring out the best in students."
See more from the United States Department of Education on Twitter: @usedgov
Read more from the National Parent Teacher Association: http://www.pta.org/
And from New York State United Teachers (NYSUT): http://www.nysut.org/news/2016/may/teacher-appreciation-week-join-the-2016-thankateacher-campaign
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