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Sunday, December 20, 2020

Former gang member is named Missouri's Teacher of the Year

Darrion Cockrell hated school as a child as he navigated the foster care system. He joined a gang by age 10.

But with the help of educators, Cockrell worked his way up and eventually became a teacher himself — one of the best in Missouri, in fact. https://t.co/2l9fow5lRm
— CNN (@CNN) December 20, 2020