Obama Honors Teachers and Merrimack's Own

"Teachers matter," President Obama said yesterday in honoring the national Teachers of the Year in Washington, D.C. "I often tell young people, if you want to guarantee that you're making a difference every single day, become a teacher."

The educators recognized included Bethany Bernasconi, a Merrimack resident who teaches in the Windham school district.

The president's full remarks at the ceremony are in this White House video.

Bernasconi, a Biology teacher, was for national Teacher of the Year back in September.