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Angela Johansson

Applause! ‘A Teacher’s Shoes’ stars walk red carpet, watch documentary’s debut

December 1, 2025 Mark McGowan Alumni, CI, enewsletter, KNPE

People who celebrate the power of education – and those who practice it – came together Nov. 12 to watch the debut of a new documentary that takes a walk in “A Teacher’s Shoes.” The locally produced film, created by the NIU

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College to host Nov. 12 screening, panel to debut ‘A Teacher’s Shoes’ docu-film

October 29, 2025 Mark McGowan Alumni, CI, enewsletter, KNPE, SEED

What motivates educators to devote their lives to the process of teaching and learning? How do they find the energy to climb out of bed each morning, fill their water bottles, pack their lunches and drive through the darkness to their schools?

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Against All Odds

January 8, 2016 admin-salvani CAHE, ETRA, KNPE, LEED, LEPF, SEED

by Angela M. Johansson, M.A. ’05 Originally appeared in Northern Now North Lawndale is one of the toughest neighborhoods on Chicago’s West Side. Its streets are plagued by poverty and gang violence. Each morning, workers in reflective orange vests are stationed at

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