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Why I Should be Your Next State Superintendent of Public Instruction | The Madison Times

By Dr. Shandowlyon Hendricks My desire to serve as Wisconsin’s State Superintendent is grounded in my experience as a parent of a son with disabilities and a daughter who is gifted and talented. Each of my children presented their own individual challenges. I felt disempowered during my son’s first IEP meeting and knew that to […]

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