The purpose of the Hero in Education Award program is to reward outstanding volunteers who go the extra mile to help school children throughout our state. Through their efforts, we all benefit – with the students of California benefiting most of all!

Hero In Education recipients appear on the “Big Spin®” television show, where each month a different celebrity presenter acknowledges outstanding volunteers who make important contributions to education. The Hero in Education Award is an unpaid public acknowledgement of exemplary volunteer support for California’s public schools.

Take a moment to read the inspiring stories of some our past Heroes in Education.

If you know a volunteer who deserves to be nominated as an "Hero in Education", tell us about them!