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Luther Burbank Teacher Counted Among L.A. County's Best

Zachary Weiss, a teacher at Luther Burbank Middle School, was named one of L.A. County's 16 best teachers.

A recently released list of Los Angeles County's 16 best teachers includes 's Zachary Weiss.

According to the Los Angeles Times Blog, Weiss was one of 69 teachers entered in the competition, all of whom were selected as the top teacher in their respective districts.

Five of those teachers will be selected as California's teachers of the year, with one moving on to represent the state in the national competition.

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"I'm incredibly honored and very humbled, because they are so many people who deserve this," said Weiss, and eighth grade algebra teacher. "I feel incredibly lucky to have had mentors that have brought me along in life, and to have students that really listened and did the work. I'm sharing this honor with them."

Check back tomorrow for a full feature story on Weiss.

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