YSU grad in training for Teach for America

YOUNGSTOWN — Emery Boyle-Scott never intended to be a teacher.

With dual majors in political science and journalism, the Youngstown State University graduate had been considering careers in law or news before the recession hit.

But a tough job market led her to investigate Teach for America, a national non-profit program that sends new college graduates off for two-year teaching stints in some of the nation’s most disadvantaged public school classrooms.

Turns out she was just the kind of applicant the program was looking for.

Boyle Scott, who lives in Berlin Center, graduated at YSU’s spring commencement May 16.

She headed to Chicago to start Teach for America’s intensive five-week teacher training. In September, she’ll begin her assignment as a special education teacher in an inner-city Milwaukee school where she’ll earn a first-year teacher’s salary, with benefits.

“People keep telling me how lucky I am to get a job in this economy, and I do feel lucky,” said Boyle-Scott, the daughter of Barb Scott and Sue Boyle. “I’m a little nervous too. I know it won’t be easy, but to me this is not just a job. It’s making a difference. It’s doing something worthwhile.”

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