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(https://www.chalkbeat.org/first-person/) First Person is where Chalkbeat features personal essays by educators, students, parents, and others thinking and writing about public education. (https://www.chalkbeat.org/2023/10/12/23905320/student-voices-2023-24-meet-chalkbeats-newest-fellows/) The writer of this essay is a 2023-24 [...]