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Kim Suedbeck

A heart for students: Kim Suedbeck set to retire from instilling future teachers with compassion, grand expectations

April 29, 2025 Mark McGowan CI, enewsletter, SEED

Life has come full circle for Kim Suedbeck. “I started babysitting at a young age. I loved kids, and I always thought I was going to be a teacher – and I never changed my mind,” says Suedbeck, a clinical assistant professor

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U-46 paraprofessionals ‘leap’ to begin journey to Special Education degrees

February 2, 2022 Mark McGowan enewsletter, SEED

Thirty-five paraprofessionals from School District U-46 have begun their employer-paid pursuit of NIU bachelor’s degrees in Special Education. Part of the College of Education’s PLEDGE-Partnering to Lead and Empower District-Grown Educators initiative, the new Licensed Educator Accelerated Pathway (LEAP) program provides a

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