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Leadership for Educational Equity (LEE) members are part of a movement of leaders who share an enduring commitment to educational equity and a deep belief in the potential of every child.
They are of diverse backgrounds and viewpoints, and bring a valuable perspective to education shaped by their experience teaching and leading in high-needs schools.
They are driven by the conviction that every child in every community across the nation should have the opportunity to earn an excellent education.
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When I truly reflected on those teachers, I realized that although I was helped, the majority of my classmates were left behind. This realization lit a fire in me to be a teacher like those I had, but to be that for all students.
LEE member Acasia Wilson Feinberg is the executive director of [Educators 4 Excellence] in Chicago, where teachers are carrying out an advocacy campaign for more professional development policies.
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