COURTADE — This week’s Michigan Lottery Excellence in Education award was presented to Liz Lautner of Courtade Elementary School.

Known for pouring her heart and soul into her students, Lautner has been honored with an Excellence in Education award from the Michigan Lottery.

Lautner is a first-grade teacher at Courtade Elementary. The school is part of the Traverse City Area Public Schools.

The Michigan Lottery established the Excellence in Education awards in 2014 to recognize outstanding public-school educators across the state during the school year.

Winners of the weekly award receive a $2,000 cash prize. At the end of the school year, one of the weekly award winners will be selected to receive the Lottery’s Educator of the Year award and will receive a $10,000 cash prize.

Each wi

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