Educators inspired by Kansas high school students hoping to become teachers

By: Baya Burgess

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: June 5, 2026

Words: 819

Last Updated: 6 days, 8 hours ago

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EMPORIA — Teacher Sheila Peterson says this era of education is a renaissance.

Peterson, an acclaimed North Dakota teacher, flew to Kansas for the Kansas Future Teachers Academy at Emporia State University and to work with Kansas high schoolers who want to become teachers. She left feeling hopeful.

“It was a partnership, you know, in those classrooms,” she said in an interview before leaving ESU on Wednesday. “It was so good for my soul, and …

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