Title: I choose to stay
Description: A teacher at Roberts Vaux Middle School in Philadelphia's inner city details how his determination to make a difference as a positive role model helped him lead the students of his school to three major chess championships.
Subjects: Social aspects, Urban Education, African American teachers, Biography, Lehrer, African americans, education, High school teachers, Elementary school teachers, Education, urban
Places: United States, Philadelphia (Pa.), Schwarze
People: Salome Thomas-EL (1964-)