Betty Debnam

Most kids have had Betty Debnam as a teacher. As founding editor and editor at largeThe Mini Page, Betty has taught the nation’s children and many adults since 1969 through this award-winning newspaper feature.

Debnam boasts both a newspaper and educational background. Her grandmother, grandfather and father were newspaper editors. She holds a master’s degree in education from Duke University and taught elementary school for 12 years.

Each week since The Mini Page's inception, it has left its mark on students, educators and parents across the country as a fun and constructive way to learn. The Mini Page’s stories are well-researched and presented so that readers of more than 500 newspapers, representing all ages and reading levels, can enjoy it.

Debnam, a Raleigh, N.C., native, has won numerous distinguished achievement awards, including more than 20 from the Educational Press Association, a Newspaper Association of America Lifetime Achievement Award, membership in the NIE Hall of Fame, and many others. She also is a member of the North Carolina Journalism Hall of Fame.

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