Nanci Atwell , Naomi Volain and Stephen Ritz are three of ten finalists for the Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize , which will be announced 75 years . The three teachers combined have more that Sunday of experience . Atwell teaches English in Edgecomb , Maine , at a school she founded in 1990 . Volain , of Springfield , Massachusetts , focuses on hands-on science lessons . Ritz created a low-cost and portable nutrition program in New York City . America is the only country with more than one finalist in the running .
Nanci Atwell , Naomi Volain and Stephen Ritz are three of ten finalists for the Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize , which will be announced Sunday . The three teachers combined have more that 75 years of experience . Atwell teaches English in Edgecomb , Maine , at a school she founded in 1990 . Volain , of Springfield , Massachusetts , focuses on hands-on science lessons . Ritz created a low-cost and portable nutrition program in New York City . America is the only country with more than one finalist in the running .