D. J. Cashmere served as a classroom teacher in Chicago for eight years before becoming a John K. Martin Fellow at NYU’s Carter Journalism Institute. His work has been published in The Village Voice, Education Week, Ms. Magazine, and elsewhere.


D. J. Cashmere served as a classroom teacher in Chicago for eight years before becoming a John K. Martin Fellow at NYU’s Carter Journalism Institute. His work has been published in The Village Voice, Education Week, Ms. Magazine, and elsewhere.