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Isabella Lashley

Isabella Lashley is a 2022 Claudine K. Brown Intern for the Office of the Under Secretary for Education supporting education outreach. She holds a personal mission of increasing representation in museums, along with interests in diversity, equity, and inclusion in art and international relations. In fall 2022, she will be an incoming college freshman at Harvard University.

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Teacher Kurt Russell sits at a square table in the school's library with five students, smiling and in conversation.

In Conversation with 2022 National Teacher of the Year, Kurt Russell

High school history teacher Kurt Russell offers a peek into his teaching approach, his new role as National Teacher of the Year, and what has sustained him as he recommits to the profession each year.