WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 03: U.S. President Barack Obama poses for photographs with 2016 National Teacher of the Year Jahana Hayes of John F. Kennedy High School in Waterbury, CT, after presenting her with the crystal apple trophy during a ceremony with the state teachers of the year in the East Room of the White House May 3, 2016 in Washington, DC. Obama talked about the influence and importance that each classroom instructor has on the lives of their students while honoring the teachers from all 50 states and U.S. territories. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
