Crawford teacher named 2024 Nebraska History Teacher of the Year

CRAWFORD, Neb. (KOLN) – A Crawford Public Schools teacher was named the 2024 State History Teacher of the Year.

Nathan Kackmeister rose to the top out of the nominations that Nebraska received for the 2024 State History Teacher of the Year Award.

The History Teacher of the Year Award honors K-12 teachers from each state, the District of Columbia, Department of Defense schools and U.S. territories.

Kackmeister was chosen because of his desire to teach his students historical thinking skills like inquiry, research, looking at multiple perspectives and synthesis to share the stories they’ve found.

Along with Kackmeister’s new title, he will receive a $1,000 award and Crawford will be named a Gilder Lehrman Affiliate School, which awards them history books and educational materials from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

He will also be a finalist for the $10,000 National History Teacher of the Year Award.

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