"I am the daughter of a teacher and a musician, both of whom were called to action: my mother as a union organizer, and my father in 2 separate runs for the state legislature. It was instilled in me that when you are called to action, you rise. I have been a public school educator for 7 years, 4 of which are right here in BPS. I am tired of hearing, “this is just the way things are.” I am tired of the rhetoric that red tape and politics are preventing large scale change. That is not what I believe, that is not what I was taught, and that is not what I instill in my students."