Jill Biden is hosting a White House 'state dinner' to honor America's 2024 teachers of the year

Jill Biden is holding a peculiar White House meal to admit much than 50 of the champion teachers successful America

WASHINGTON -- First woman Jill Biden was opening the White House connected Thursday to much than 50 of America's champion educators, hosting the 2024 nationalist and authorities teachers of the twelvemonth astatine a fancy meal to admit them for their committedness to students and excellence successful the classroom.

The teachers typically be a White House ceremonial each twelvemonth aft their enactment by an enactment that represents simple and secondary schoolhouse educators. (They did not sojourn during the coronavirus pandemic.)

But Jill Biden, who teaches English and penning astatine Northern Virginia Community College, was putting a caller twist connected the yearly lawsuit by hosting them connected Thursday for a teachers' “state dinner” instead.

She announced the alteration during a nationally televised quality successful April with Missy Testerman, the 2024 National Teacher of the Year. Testerman successful an English arsenic a 2nd connection teacher astatine Rogersville City School successful Rogersville, Tennessee.

“It’s 1 of my favourite events astatine the White House erstwhile we bring successful the teachers of the twelvemonth and we observe them each year,” the archetypal woman said astatine the time.

A White House authorities meal is simply a diplomatic instrumentality selectively wielded by presidents to item practice from adjacent U.S. allies. Key features see a pomp-filled invited ceremonial for the visiting caput of state, look clip with the president and a glitzy, black-tie meal with hundreds of guests, including titans from the worlds of politics, concern and Hollywood.

Teachers were getting a stripped down version.

This year's State Teachers of the Year see those from 49 states, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the District of Columbia and the Department of Defense. Florida did not participate.

Doug Emhoff, the hubby of Vice President Kamala Harris, and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona besides volition attend. Emhoff is simply a erstwhile amusement lawyer who teaches astatine Georgetown Law School.

The Council of Chief State School Officers oversees the National Teacher of the Year Program.