PINE BLUFF, Ark.- The Arkansas Teacher Corps has opened up its application process once again for people passionate about education and devoted to students.

It's something that Tykesha Cross says she became a part of 7 years ago, and her life has transformed tremendously since then. For her, it's a different feeling to walk the hallways and teach in a classroom at Pine Bluff High School.

She says she's happy to be where she is today and knows it's where she belongs.

"If everyone jumps off the ship, who's going to save those left behind?" Cross said.

With her passion for education, she knew she wanted to serve students. She teaches her students lessons that'll carry them through life, but her journey to becoming an educator wasn't easy.

"Me and my husband had both lost our homes, we bo

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