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The Council of Chief State School Offices (CCSSO) announced that L. Juliana Urtubey is among four exemplary educators from across the country who are finalists for 2021 National Teacher of the Year. Ms. Urtubey, a learning strategist at Kermit R. Booker Senior Innovative Elementary School in the Clark County School District, was selected as the 2021 Nevada Teacher of the Year in September 2020. She is warmly known as “Ms. Earth” for her service and leadership in co-creating an expansive garden and mural program in partnership with her school community including a vast network of students, family members, and community…