JNY In The Classroom along with our partner Martha Stewart Living magazine, asked readers to nominate their favorite deserving teachers to go back to school in style! Thousands of heartfelt and meaningful entries were submitted by parents, colleagues, current and former students and we chose 7 winners from across the country. Each winner received:

Imelda Souchet (Chicago), Karen Vanderveen (San Francisco), Jordan Whitcomb (Tampa), Bhavna Rawal (Houston), Diane Irving (St. Louis), Deb McGowan (Portland) and Doreen Murphy (New York) each won:

2 second prize winners in each city won: