ST PAUL, Minn. — An Eden Prairie educator and gymnastics coach has been named the 2025 Minnesota Teacher of the Year.
Linda Wallenberg, who is in her 49th year of teaching, was given the award by Education Minnesota on Sunday.
“Teaching is about the journey – the opportunity every fall and every single day to begin anew, to guide students along their own journeys, to build people, not just scholars,” Wallenberg said, in a statement. “I believe teaching is a calling of love, an awakening of sorts – creating a sacred space where students can feel seen, believe in themselves, and trust their own authentic voices to take them out to the world.”…