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Dianne Zalesky

Reading instructor Mary Gardner writes final chapter of 52-year education career

April 29, 2025 Mark McGowan CI, enewsletter

When Mary Gardner graduated from Western Illinois University with her bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education, the market for teachers wasn’t nearly as exciting as she was excited to get a classroom. “Enrollments were just starting to drop, and it was like schools

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NIU PLEDGE, Elgin Community College add 18 elementary teachers to pipeline

May 10, 2023 Mark McGowan CI, enewsletter, Partnerships, SEED, Student Success

The numbers tell an amazing story. Eighteen B.S.Ed. in Elementary Education majors started the third cohort of the College of Education’s PLEDGE (Partnering to Lead and Empower District-Grown Educators) program with Elgin Community College in the fall semester of 2021. All 18

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