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Article: A gifted leader of students: Founding president of math, science academy steps down.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
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- June 29, 2007
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Byline: Meg Mcsherry Breslin
Jun. 29--The Illinois Math and Science Academy opened on shaky ground 20 years ago, with critics claiming it was a waste of taxpayer dollars to set up an "elitist" public residential school in Aurora for gifted high school students.
Less than a year later, its founding president, Stephanie Pace Marshall, learned state funding cuts might shut the school down. She fought critics head-on, taking the entire student body to Springfield to present her case, and helped save the school.
IMSA has since become a leading national model in gifted education, and many give credit to Marshall.
This week, Marshall feels ...