Teacher leader Sarah Yost weighs in on school choice in Washington Post article
Teach Kentucky educators frequently become thought leaders in the Louisville community and in the broader educational landscape. Sarah Yost, a National-board certified teacher of English language arts, entered the Teach Kentucky program after graduating from Hamilton College. She is in her 12th year teaching at Oldham County Middle School. Prior to this, she held a teacher-leadership role for 4 years in Jefferson County Public Schools.
Sarah’s recently published article in the Washington Post adds a strong and important teacher voice to the national debate concerning school choice. You can read the entire article here.
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