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This First-Year Newark Teacher Builds A Sense Of Belonging For Students With Disabilities

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Jessie Gómez, Chalkbeat Newark Alex Richardson always knew she wanted to help people; she just needed to find the right way to do it. After graduating summa cum laude from the University of New Mexico in May 2025, she decided to […]

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