Sioux City, Iowa – Special education teacher Lisa D’Auguste celebrates the many firsts in her role: first bites, first steps, and even first words. For…
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Sioux City, Iowa – Education is in Connie Hoklin’s blood. Connie’s grandmother drove a horse and buggy to teach in a one-room schoolhouse. Her father…
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Sioux City, Iowa – Brittney Redden paved her own path to success. Growing up, Brittney overcame many obstacles to become a first-generation college student. But…
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Sioux City, Iowa – A realization that students needed consistency in the classroom spurred Marissa Anderson to become part of the solution. In November, Marissa…
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Sioux City, IA – Sam Holzrichter is a two-time gold medalist hockey player, who was born deaf. Although the impairment has created…
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Sioux City, Iowa – Lisa Casey is helping Native American students in the Sioux City schools see what is possible for their future, encouraging them…
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By Miranda Galvin, Teacher, East Middle School Sioux City, Iowa – Many people assume October’s name comes from the month of her birthday, but…
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Sioux City, Iowa – There’s a saying that the greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members. If…
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Sioux City, Iowa – If new teacher Victor Diaz Galindo had any doubts about choosing the field of education, those doubts were erased in one…
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Sioux City, Iowa – When a jazz musician says he’s “in the woodshed,” it means he is sequestering himself, digging deeper into the music. Michael…
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