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Dori Wiegand: We did this for the kids
Doriann “Dori” Wiegand is a Food Service worker in Michigan City, Indiana who ensured students were fed during the pandemic.
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Takeru Nagayoshi: People Who Looked Like Me Only Appeared in History Class
Takeru Nagayoshi is a High School AP English Teacher from New Bedford, Massachusetts and the 2020 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year
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Alejandro Garcia: It Was All Made Possible
Alejandro Garcia is a special education educator in the Ysleta Independent School District in the southeastern corner of El Paso, a board member for his local union, and serves as a captain for the union's political action committee.
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Bonniejean Alford: Treating People With Respect
Bonniejean Alford, MA, is an Instructor of Sociology at College of DuPage and serves as the Vice President of Policy for the College of DuPage Adjuncts Association in Glen Ellyn, IL
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Ben Grignon: My Calling
Ben Grignon is an Arts Teacher in Keshena, Wisconsin and recipient of the NEA National Human and Civil Rights Award.
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Darien Spann: Seeing Students Move Forward
Darien Spann is an Assistant Principal from Starkville, Mississippi
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Kimo Homer: Being Inspired and Taking Action
Kimo Homer is an Aspiring Educator from Flagstaff, Arizona and a student at Northern Arizona University.
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Colleen O’Connell: Helping Students Grow, Progress, & Realize Their Worth
Colleen O’Connell is a Middle School Teacher in Reynoldsburg, Ohio where she is the communications coordinator for Ohio’s New Educators!
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A Pioneer in Special Education
Inspired by personal experience, Annette Cothron was an early crusader for special needs programs in schools.
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Jayson Chang: Having Opportunities to Improve Circumstances
Jayson Chang is a Social Science Teacher from San Jose, California, and the recipient of the 2020 CTA Member Human Rights Award.
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