Jill Biden: The Nation’s Top Teachers Will Be Celebrated with a State Dinner

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First Lady Dr. Jill Biden surprises Teacher of the Year Missy Testerman on “CBS Mornings.” (Photo: @flotus Instagram)

In a surprise visit to the set of “CBS Mornings,” First Lady Dr. Jill Biden Wednesday congratulated the nation’s newly named top teacher, Missy Testerman of Tennessee, and announced that Testerman and other top educators for the first time will be honored at the White House with their own state dinner.

“I’ve been teaching over 30 years, just like Missy has, and I always say teachers are our heroes,” said Biden, herself a teacher.

State dinners are a diplomatic gesture usually reserved for heads of state. On April 10, the White House will host a state dinner for Japan and on May 23, for Kenya. A date for the state dinner Biden announced for teachers has yet to be determined.

“When you come to the White House, we are going to have a state dinner for the teachers,” Biden said, seated …