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Bill Towne has been interviewing National Teachers of the Year and finalists for a book project. You can now find the interviews online here. Oprah Winfrey has started a school in South Africa with some name-brand American educators involved, too. It was featured in a TV film Sunday night and you can learn more and see some video here.

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