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My latest on HuffPo: The schoolteacher’s husband

09.22.2009 by David Murray // 13 Comments

The story of how my wife and I nearly divorced over her teaching job at a Chicago public school.

Categories // Uncategorized Tags // Alex Kotlowitz, Arne Duncan, Charter Schools, Chicago News, Chicago Public Schools, education, Education Reform, Henry Horner Homes, Inner City, Lake Street El, Oak Park, poverty, public schools, Teacher, There Are No Children Here

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