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Ethan Taylor used to work for the U.S. Department of the Interior.

Abigail Norris used to work at the General Services Administration.

Jacob Barock planned on a career in federal service while he was working at the National Institutes of Health.

But all three lost their jobs in the massive cuts carried out by Department of Government Efficiency under the Trump administration.

Now, they’re days away from starting new careers in classrooms. Taylor and Barock were hired as full time teachers with the Montgomery County Public Schools system.

Glenda Hernandez Tittle, with the School of Education at Montgomery College leads the school’s ACET, Alternative Certification for Effective Teachers program.

Tittle explaine

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