Margaret “Peg” Cagle, high school mathematics teacher at Reseda Charter Middle/High School and Science Magnet School, has been named to the National Teachers Hall of Fame Class of 2026. She joins a select group of five teachers who were surprised with their nominations over the past several weeks during in-school announcements. 

This year’s selection process drew a record number of candidates, a surge the Hall attributes in large part to the national attention generated when CBS Mornings featured the announcement of the Class of 2025. 

In June, the Class of 2026 will travel to Emporia, Kansas — home of the National Teachers Hall of Fame — for Induction Week. 

Established in 1989, the National Teachers Hall of Fame honors career teachers from schools across the country. To be eligible, nominees must have at least 20 years of full-time classroom teaching and complete a rigorous selection process that includes essays, recommendations, and interviews.