The Carlston Family Foundation seeks to challenge all Americans to engage in addressing the critical issues surrounding the level of education in our country. Our program endeavors to find educators, who by their own example, demonstrate the value of knowledge through their commitment to their students' academic successes, and to encourage other educators to emulate these successful teaching patterns. Award-winning teachers are brought to our attention by former students who are successful in their academic and life pursuits. These former students of our Honorees tell us they would not be where they are today without the influence, compassion and academic preparation they experiences from these teachers from their high school years