Guest Blogger
Teacher
Spokane, Washington
Mandy Manning is the 2018 National Teacher of the Year. She teaches English learners in the Newcomer Center at Joel E. Ferris High School in Spokane, Washington. She is a co-founder of Teachers Against Child Detention and is an advocate for immigrant students nationwide. Mandy is also a writer, wife and mother.
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