With students filling their backpacks and teachers preparing lessons, many Nebraska schools are preparing for classes to start up again this month.
Nebraska’s 2025 Teacher of the Year Lindsey Wilson prepared her own classroom to welcome back her students at Bennington Middle School on Wednesday, Aug. 13. She said she’s excited to see her students collaborate in the creative and curious space that is her classroom.
“There’s just nothing about that first day or first week energy,” Wilson said. “There’s a ton of buzz in the air, and it’s all about the possibilities ahead, and just that feeling that we all get a fresh start.”…