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national education association.
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jerry is on the phone from
illinois.
good morning.
caller: i had the privilege of
teaching in chicago public
schools my first three or four
years of teaching.
it is absolutely very, very
difficult.
it is hard for people to
understand how difficult it is
to teach students with those
needs.
i left there and i now work in
another district in the south
suburbs.
i think we are number one in the
state for demographics.
very high performing.
we have so many resources and a