Three Sahuarita educators have been recognized among the best in the state, earning nominations for the Arizona Education Foundations (AEF) Teacher of the Year award, an honor dubbed the Oscars of education.

The nominations highlight the work of Becky Hill, a second-grade teacher at Anza Trail School; Tiffani Jaseph, a K-5 special education teacher at Copper View Elementary; and Ben Garland, instrumental music director at Sahuarita High School.

All three are among the 15 educators statewide vying for the award, which will be announced October 18 at the Madison Center for Arts in Phoenix.

For Hill, the recognition is deeply personal. She came to the U.S. with her family from Colombia as a child. Growing up with dyslexia and as an English language learner, she struggled through her own sc

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