Award-Winning Teacher Fights for At-Risk Students After Overcoming Academic Struggles

She once failed almost every subject and hated school – now she’s the teacher who fights for every student

Raja Shahridah Raja Suhaini grew up poor, could not read in Primary 1 and failed almost every subject. Now a Caring Teacher Award 2026 winner, she knocks on the doors of students who skip school – even when those doors are slammed in her face.