In Mrs Tilscher's Class by Carol Ann Duffy explores a young child growing up within a nurturing primary school environment. Mrs Tilscher, from the poem's title, is portrayed as a loving teacher who ...

Corrected: An earlier version of this story incorrectly listed the number of performers who could qualify for prizes of $1,000-$20,000, plus money for their schools, in the national Poetry Out Loud ...

This story is part of the My Unsung Hero series, from the Hidden Brain team, about people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else. When Susan Greenstein Prescott was a high school ...