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I've always loved reading books and going to school, so I chose a career that allowed me to do both. Education is important not just to build skills for your chosen career, but to give you more options for leading a satisfying life.


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Parent’s Frustration Leads to New Career in Educational Publishing

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

When Chicago mother, Jil Ross,  couldn’t find African American fiction to inspire her son, who was a late reader, she created her own series, The Shenanigans Series. The story reported in the Chicago Tribune indicates that by keeping a journal of her own children’s everyday escapades, Ross created an African-American brother-and-sister pair, Foster and Marie Blake.
After persistent [...]