An Atlanta educator is one of several nationwide who are being inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame on Friday.
Dr. Valerie Camille Jones Ford, the head of the math department at Ron Clark Academy in Southeast Atlanta, was announced as a 2025 inductee in May in a surprise announcement broadcast by “CBS Mornings.”
“It is a tremendous honor to stand alongside so many extraordinary educators throughout America. This recognition is not only a profound professional privilege but a representation of the passion, sacrifice, and brilliance of teachers everywhere,” Dr. Jones Ford said in the release. “I’m grateful for the colleagues who’ve inspired me, the students who’ve trusted me, and the opportunity to be part of a profession that changes lives every day.”…