Ed Schultz, Denyce Graves and Tony Danza Honor Teachers at AFT Conference Today

Three celebrities will honor the public school teachers who made a difference in their lives at a very special evening session today, July 23 during the American Federation of Teachers' summer conference in Washington, D.C. The teachers are from Norfolk, Va.; Washington, D.C.; and Philadelphia.

- MSNBC's Ed Schultz, host of The Ed Show, will be honoring Maury High School in Norfolk, Va.
- Mezzo-soprano opera star Denyce Graves will be honoring Judith T. Grove-Allen, former Washington, D.C., public school teacher and assistant principal of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts.
- Actor Tony Danza will be honoring David Cohn, his co-teacher when they taught 10th-grade English at Philadelphia's Northeast High School. Following the event, Danza will sign his book, I'd Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had: My Year as a Rookie Teacher at Northeast High.

The event will be moderated by Robert J. McCartney, columnist with the Washington Post.

"Making a Difference" celebrity/teacher special event, with Ed Schulz, Denyce Graves and Tony Danza and their public school honorees, will take place on Tuesday, July 23, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. (Book signing to follow) at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Marriott Ballroom.

The AFT represents 1.5 million pre-K through 12th-grade teachers; paraprofessionals and other school-related personnel; higher education faculty and professional staff; federal, state and local government employees; nurses and healthcare workers; and early childhood educators.