The Louis E. Yavner Teaching and Citizen Awards
The Board of Regents invites nominations for the 2025 Louis E. Yavner Teaching and Citizen Awards.听These awards provide recognition of a teacher and a citizen who have made outstanding contributions to New York State education about the Holocaust and other violations of human rights. The deadline for submission of nominations for the Louis E. Yavner Teaching and Citizen Awards is听November 21, 2025.听Award recipients will be recognized at the January 2026 Board of Regents meeting.
Additional information about both awards, including the application forms, award criteria, and required documentation, is available on the听.听Questions may be directed to the Office of Standards & Instruction听at 518-474-5922 or听P12StandardsInstruction@nysed.gov.

