WATCH; Rockford prepares to open $17.7 million school — named for WVSU alumna Constance Renick Lane, the first black teacher hired by Rockford (Illinois) Public Schools in 1954

A new elementary school, named for WVSU alum Constance Renick Lane, will open in Rockford, Illinois on Sept. 3. Lane received her bachelor’s degree in education in 1943 and was the first African-American teacher hired by Rockford Public Schools in 1954. https://t.co/BaOruVnt6n

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