This week, we are joined by the principal of Gary Comer Middle School, JuDonne Hemingway.  We speak about the future of education for students in the next 5 years, ways to successfully serve our students in a structure that was not necessarily built for them, and educators getting to the COIN! 

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On this episode, we sit down with the Founder and CEO of Burst Into Books, Jurema Gorham. We cover so many topics, from the importance of building intentional relationships with the students we serve, to the importance of getting back to that "village" mentality and its connection to our healing.  

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Yoooo!! Welcome to the Elevate Greatness podcast! This first episode is all about us, the founders of Elevate Greatness! We wanted to come on briefly to give you all a little background about our organization, and our WHY for the podcast. In the coming episodes, you all can look forward to hearing from super dope educators who serve our black and brown children in Chicago, as well as the amazing community organizers and individuals who are also boots on the ground in supporting our schools and students. For this podcast, we will talk about the positive things happening in our schools, share best practices, and serve as a bridge to connect our school leaders to more organizations and resources. 

If you are an educator or have an organization/resources you would like to share, please feel free to shoot us an email at [email protected] or send us a dm on our IG page @elevategreatnesspodcast . We would love to have you on the show! We look forward to connecting with you all, so we can continue serving our children the best possible way we can!