Few Native students have had a teacher who looks like them. The Sapsik’ʷałá master’s program at the University of Oregon is working to change that by training Native pre-service teachers to enter the classroom. In the first of a four-part series, Tyler Sumpter and Stephanie Wright graduate from the program and begin their teaching careers.
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