Worcester Teacher Fulfills Lifelong Dream Of Teaching In Hometown

WORCESTER, MA — Great teachers matter. In Worcester, we’re fortunate to have teachers like Ashley Veras.

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This submission comes from Ethan Bates, who nominated Ashley Veras, a teacher at Chandler Magnet Elementary School in Worcester.

How do you know the teacher?

She is my girlfriend

What does this person teach?

2nd Grade

Why do you believe the teacher should be recognized or honored?

She has fulfilled her lifelong dream of returning to the public school system she was educated in as a teacher so that she can be the influential teacher she needed when she was an elementary school student. Her journey has been long and challenging, but she gives her craft of teaching 100% both in and out of the classroom.

What's one thing you want everyone to know about the teacher?

Ashley is universally loved by her students, her students' parents, her co-teachers, and school faculty.

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