Dear Legislators, I am writing today because parent voice needs to be uplifted and amplified in discussions that affect children and families. I, along with hundreds of other parents, am extremely concerned about the lack of public school funding and the anticipated additional budget cuts that will dramatically affect our students in Chicago. The Illinois State Constitution promises “the state…
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What I’ve Learned from Working at a Charter School
I started working at Johnson College Prep about 2 months after I returned home from teaching overseas in South Korea as an English teacher. Teaching at Johnson was the first teaching job upon my arrival back stateside. Needless to say, my transition was fairly quick.