Grow Your Own Teachers Program

In 2000, LSNA and Chicago State University partnered to start a Grow Your Own Teachers program with classes in the neighborhood at LSNA's Monroe CLC. Today, seven former parent mentors and teacher aides have graduated from CSU with degrees in bilingual education, and 54 more teacher candidates are on their way. For more information, contact Joanna Brown or Bridget Murphy at LSNA.

Teacher candidates Teresa Nuñez, Uriel Muro, Jennifer Richter and Maria Elena Guzman travelled to Springfield to show their support for the Grow Your Own Teachers program.