/ District 87 teachers Jennifer Brooks and Brandon Thornton co-created Project SEE, a grow your own teachers initiative, in partnership with Illinois State University. The first class includes nine students from Irving Elementary School.
A new grown your own teacher initiative in District 87 aims to empower young students of color to picture themselves as future educators.
Nine students at Irving Elementary recently took part in their first graduation ceremony of many.
They re the inaugural class of Project SEE or Students Entering Education a collaboration between District 87 and Illinois State University.
The long-term goal is to address a lack of diversity in teaching. But short-term, organizers just want keep students on track to succeed in school.