At a reception with Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on Tuesday, a man in a blue checkered suit suddenly broke down in tears.
The man is one of the teachers of the year, in Washington for recognition and a state dinner to be hosted by first lady Jill Biden on Thursday.
“Of the 50-plus teachers they had like, easily 10 for which they literally — they were in tears,” said Roy Sosa, a fintech entrepreneur who surprised each of the educators with a $5,000 gift at the reception.