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A Kennewick kindergarten teacher is Washington's 2027 Teacher of the Year

Kori Cannon has taught multilingual kindergartners from 22 countries over 16 years at Westgate Elementary. She was named State Teacher of the Year in Olympia and moves on to the national competition.

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