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  • CICS - West Belden
  • Chicago, IL
  • More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

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I teach a group of diverse fantastic first graders at a charter school in Chicago. There are 26 amazing students in my class who come from various cultural, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds but are come to school excited and eager to learn.

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I teach a group of diverse fantastic first graders at a charter school in Chicago. There are 26 amazing students in my class who come from various cultural, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds but are come to school excited and eager to learn.

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