Phillips state’s top teacher

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Math teacher uses games, music to make math fun

Nebraska Commissioner of Education, Brian Maher, left, presents Aurora Middle School math teacher Scott Phillips with a plaque recognizing him as 2024 Nebraska Teacher of the Year.
Nebraska Commissioner of Education, Brian Maher, left, presents Aurora Middle School math teacher Scott Phillips with a plaque recognizing him as 2024 Nebraska Teacher of the Year.

Aurora Middle School math teacher Scott Phillips knew he was one of the three finalists for Nebraska Teacher of the Year, but he was still unprepared for the invasion of his classroom last Wednesday morning by a group of nearly 20 people that included the state commissioner of education, school officials, members of the media and several members of his family.  The purpose of the interruption…