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Stacey Bess | |
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Born | Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. | 16 October 1963
Education | University of Utah (BA) |
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Stacey Bess (born October 16, 1963 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is an American author and educator,[1] known for authoring the memoir Nobody Don't Love Nobody, which was made into a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie in 2011 called "Beyond the Blackboard."[2] This memoir is her experiences of teaching at a school for homeless children known as "The School With No Name" [3]
Nobody Don't Love Nobody is the story of Bess' first teaching job, the only assignment she could find, at a school that worked with homeless children in a shelter. She was told she would be needed to teach grades K–6, but she instead taught grades K–12.
Bess has a BA in elementary education from the University of Utah. She now works as a public speaker, advocating for the educational rights of impoverished children.
Bess and her husband Greg have been married 44 years and are the parents of six children.[4]