Armed with a new education degree and 10 years of preschool experience, 43-year-old Shamika Morgan's goal is to become a Chicago Public Schools teacher.
Derek Patterson, 26, is moving to Chicago from Springfield hoping to make a difference as a CPS social studies teacher. Patterson and Morgan would both like to teach at a school in an underserved neighborhood. Their chances are pretty good. It was almost all South and West side schools who participated in Friday's CPS job fair. Some had long lists of open positions. Principals said some vacancies are due to teachers transferring to new counseling and intervention positions.
And two people showed up. Vouchers please.
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