A talk with Minnesota's Teacher of the Year
In this photo provided by Education Minnesota, Amy Hewett-Olatunde speaks after being named 2015 Minnesota Teacher of the Year by Education Minnesota in Bloomington, Minn., Sunday, May 3, 2015. Hewitt -Olatunde teaches ESL at LEAP High School in St. Paul, Minn.
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A St. Paul high school teacher who teaches writing and English to immigrant students has been named Minnesota's 2015 Teacher of the Year.
Amy Hewett-Olatunde was announced Sunday as the 51st winner of the award. She is the fourth Minnesota Teacher of the Year from the St. Paul district.
Hewett-Olatunde teaches students at LEAP High School in St. Paul. The school enrolls students up to age 20 who are new arrivals to the U.S. and are not native English speakers.
MPR News' Tom Weber talked wtih Hewett-Olatunde.
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