Turner Drew Language Academy Teacher Wins Prestigious ‘Golden Apple’

Turner Drew Language Academy students celebrates teacher Alicia Carlisle’s Golden Apple Award (Credit: Tacuma Roeback). 
Grade school children at the Turner Drew Language Academy on the South Side held pom poms or signs that read “#TeachGolden” but barely held onto their excitement over what would transpire at the school gym. 
As soon as the door flipped open and first-grade teacher Alicia Carlisle stepped into the room, it all came to a glorious head. They and staff