Mike Johnston is a state senator from Colorado who loved teaching so much, he decided to become the principle of a school for challenged kids in Colorado. While this may seem like a giant misstep for a politician who advised President Obama on education policy, Johnston actually began his career as a teacher with Teach for America in 1997. From Mike’s experience he wrote In the Deep Heart’s Core, a book about the challenges teachers face in the Colorado education system. [Read more…] about How Colorado Senator Mike Johnston Changed Education