Honoring and celebrating Elizabeth Taylor, 10th and 11th-grade social studies teacher at Masterman High School and recipient of the 2024 David McCullough Teacher Prize for excellence in American Public History.

Honoring and celebrating Elizabeth Taylor, 10th and 11th-grade social studies teacher at Masterman High School and recipient of the 2024 David McCullough Teacher Prize for excellence in American Public History. WHEREAS, Elizabeth “Liz” Taylor has been a Philadelphia School District teacher for nineteen years. Over the course of her accomplished career, Taylor has demonstrated a passion for making history both engaging and accessible for rising generations; and WHEREAS, Taylor grew up in Wichita, Kansas. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Ethnic Studies from the University of California, Berkeley, Taylor went on to complete both a Master of Arts in teaching Social Studies from Columbia University and a Master of Arts in History from Temple University; and WHEREAS, Taylor began teaching in 2001 in the West Contra Costa Unified School District in California and later joined the School District of Philadelphia in 2005. Taylor spent her first three years at Roberto Clemente Middle School as a seventh-grade World Cultures and Geography and eighth-grade US History teacher, and later took her current position at Masterman; and WHEREAS, In addition to her regular teaching duties, Taylor is the Social Studies department facilitator, sponsor of the school’s National History Day program, and supports student-run voter registration and education initiatives; and WHEREAS, Taylor is a member of the National Council of Social Studies, National History Day Philly Teacher Advisory Group, Or…