Bammy Awards

the bammy awards are honors presented by the academy of education arts and sciences to promote cross-discipline recognition of excellence in education. the bammy awards is a cross-discipline award that identifies and acknowledges excellence throughout the education field -- from teachers, principals and superintendents, to school nurses, support staff, advocates, researchers, early childhood specialists, education journalists and parents. the bammy awards were created in response to the tremendous national pressure on educators and education leaders to improve student outcomes, and the intense scrutiny that today's educators face as a result. the bammy awards acknowledge that teachers can't do it alone and don't do it alone. the awards aim to foster cross-discipline recognition of excellence in education, encourage collaboration and respect in and across the various domains, elevate education and education successes in the public eye, and raise the profile and voices of the many underv