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Congratulations to middle school science teacher Susan Leeds for being named Florida’s American Star of Teaching<\/a>. Each year, the U.S. Department of Education honors one outstanding classroom teacher from each state and the District of Columbia.<\/p>\n

Great job, Susan!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Congratulations to middle school science teacher Susan Leeds for being named Florida’s American Star of Teaching. Each year, the U.S. Department of Education honors one outstanding classroom teacher from each state and the District of Columbia. 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