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This singing principal of viral video fame wants students to know they are loved. A call from Oprah would be nice, too.
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This singing principal of viral video fame wants students to know they are loved. A call from Oprah would be nice, too.

Marcus Gause, principal of T. Wingate Andrews High School in High Point, N.C., sang “I Will Always Love You” to high school graduates. The world noticed.

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 | July 22, 2021
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How I Lead: The largest charter network in Michigan wants to create lessons that work equally well online and in the classroom
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