After Winning $1 Million “Nobel Prize For Teaching”, Maine Educator Convicted Of Shoplifting

A Maine educator who was the first-ever winner of the $1 million Global Teacher Award, the so-called "Nobel Prize for Teaching," has cited mental illness and alcoholism for actions that led to her arrest and conviction for shoplifting. According to the Portland Press Herald, Nancie Atwell, 67, of Southport, ME and the founder of the Center for Teaching and Learning, received a four-month suspended sentence and 250 hours of community service. The sentence was handed down by District Court Judge

A Maine educator who was the first-ever winner of the $1 million Global Teacher Award, the so-called "Nobel Prize for Teaching," has cited mental illness and alcoholism for actions that led to her arrest and conviction for shoplifting. According to the Portland Press Herald, Nancie Atwell, 67, of Southport, ME and the founder of the Center for Teaching and Learning, received a four-month suspended sentence and 250 hours of community service. The sentence was handed down by District Court Judge…