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Students launch Danbury chapter of Educators Rising, cite scholarships and teacher-retention goals
Summary
Danbury High School staff and students outlined a new Educators Rising chapter, reporting about 40 student members, scholarship opportunities, a planned national conference trip and a daycare/preschool teaching lab tied to the academy program.
Angela Smith, a teacher at Danbury High School, and colleagues presented the newly formed Danbury chapter of Educators Rising and asked the board to note the program's student-led activities and professional development opportunities.
The club, represented by Angela Smith and Amy Rozik (education-track teacher), has grown to about 40 active student members and aims to strengthen local teacher pipelines, provide student leadership opportunities and offer scholarship…
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