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Dr. Steven Isoye (IL '97) Named Chair of IL State Board of Education

September 20, 2022

Dr. Steven Isoye (IL '97) has been named chair of the Illinois State Board of Education. A former Illinois Teacher of the Year, former school principal, and retired district superintendent, he was a science teacher at Highland Park High School when he won the Milken Award in 1997.

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"I was born with cerebral palsy, so I've dealt with living in a world that wasn't built for me every day of my life. What better way to serve kids than to work with kids with special needs? I can be a role model and an example of what it's like to keep persevering. We all can learn and achieve our goals — it may just take practice to figure out how to make it work. I have that unique perspective, because I've had to do that my whole life. It just makes sense that I would take that knowledge and apply it to my practice as a teacher."

Lisa Moody (NE '22), interview with the Milken Family Foundation at Jefferson Elementary, Omaha Public Schools

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Dr. Steven Isoye (IL '97) Named Chair of IL State Board of Education

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