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Oct 12, 2018
“My Heritage Helps Me See the World With An Open Mind” – A Teacher’s Story
Cassandra Torres is a seventh grade history teacher-in-residence at Amistad Academy Middle. We sat down with her to talk about Hispanic Heritage…
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Sep 20, 2018
Why I’m Here: A Teacher’s Story
Eric Betancourt teaches 5th grade writing at AF Hartford Summit Middle. Growing up here in the north end of Hartford had a huge impact on my life.…
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Sep 13, 2018
“I Am More Than Enough”
Keresa Gentry teaches seventh grade writing at AF Bushwick Middle. Last year, I read Dick Gregory’s Defining Moments in Black History: Reading…
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Aug 09, 2018
An AF Principal’s Story: 5 Questions with Lucy Volkmar
What’s it like to be an AF principal? How did our AF principals get their start? We find out all of that and more when we sit down with AF East New…
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Jul 11, 2018
Why I Wrote a Workbook for Educators: 5 Questions With AF Principal Sarah Lewis
Why I Wrote a Workbook for Educators: 5 Questions With AF Principal Sarah Lewis 5-questions-with-af-principal-sarah-lewis Amistad Academy…
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Jul 05, 2018
A Science Teacher’s Story: 5 Questions With Jenine Jeffreys
Jenine Jeffreys is a science teacher at Amistad Academy Middle. Where did you grow up and why did you go into education? I grew up in…
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Jun 01, 2018
It’s That Time of Year: College Acceptance at Achievement First
Behind every college acceptance video and speech at Senior Signing Day, there’s a bigger story about helping all students gain college access and…
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May 16, 2018
A Deep Belief in All Scholars
Maura Donahue is the Dean of Students and School Culture at the AF Bushwick Empower Program, Achievement First’s intensive program serving students…