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Interview
I can’t think of a more noble profession than being a teacher.
About Cecily
- I was born and raised in Los Angeles, and am a product of the Los Angeles School District.
- After joining my teachers in a strike when I was a junior in high school, I started thinking about becoming a teacher myself.
- While working as a teacher’s assistant, I decided undoubtedly to become a teacher.
- I started my teaching career as an elementary school teacher in Compton, California.
- After a few years, I transitioned into a middle school, where I primarily taught sixth-grade English and language arts.
- I’m now the president of the United Teachers of Los Angeles union—I’m the third woman and the first woman of color president in the 50-year history of the union.