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Good morning from MJ at Chalkbeat Indiana! Today’s top story is a Q&A with the 2026 National Teacher of the Year Leon Smith.
He told our colleague on the Chalkbeat National team that he got into teaching because he wanted to have an impact. Smith’s favorite lessons force students to apply their critical thinking skills. Read more below.
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What We’re Reading
New Indiana child services director named; predecessor to become governor’s ‘special adviser,’ Indiana Capital Chronicle
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