A Rancho Cucamonga teacher got a big surprise Tuesday ... is now part of a national network of more than 3,000 who have won the award in its nearly 40-year history, the release states.

Marisa Flores, a fourth grade teacher at Flour Bluff Elementary, was surprised with an H-E-B Excellence in Education Award for “Lifetime ... Flores also has a chance to win a $25,000 grant ...

10 other previous winners from five different states were on hand for the award presentation, including Scott DeVries, a retired teacher at Preston Middle School in Fort Collins who won the award ...

A Cajon Valley School District teacher ... award. On Thursday, hundreds of teachers are up for the title, and the competition will narrow down to the 'Top 20'. If Patros wins, he could win a ...