By Saija Maki-Waller
Being a teacher is often a thankless job. There are crowded classrooms, changing textbooks and more prep work needed than there’s time for.
So for special education director and kindergarten teacher Laura Miller, being recognized as the Times-Herald’s Richard Freedman Solano County Hometown Hero for Vallejo (which carries a $500 prize) came as a welcome surprise.
“Wow! That’s such an honor, I had no idea,” was Miller’s initial reaction upon hearing of her honor. Although it may have been a shock to her, to her students’ families and her teaching community, the win couldn’t be more deserved.
Source: 2025 Richard Freedman Solano County Hometown Hero: Laura Miller – Times Herald Online