Illinois
2 years in, TEAACH Act enlightens students on Asian American history
Illinois Teacher of the Year Rachael Mahmood is adamant that the next generation will see themselves and their identities in the school curriculum.
At Aurora’s Georgetown Elementary School, on a sunny March morning, Rachael Mahmood’s fifth graders’ voices were competing to be heard; excited to show off what makes them unique given the contents of bags they packed themselves. The bags were filled... [9816 chars]