Minnesota Teachers Gathered to Review a Twelve Thousand Dollar School Board Decision

coach, sitting at his desk with a red pen in his hand and three tall stacks of social studies quizzes before him. A yellow mug of black coffee sat on a laminated map of the county, steam rising into the hum of the fluorescent lights.

My fingers tapped against the cover of my worn leather planner as I pulled up a chair beside his desk.

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