Pioneering Black Educators Help Set The Standard For Academic Excellence

  • December 14, 2017
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CWU alumna Peggy Johnson, '42, was among the first group of black educators to be hired by the Seattle Public Schools, after education pioneer Thelma Dewitty.

Read more of the story in the Seattle Medium.

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