Marcanthony Martinez is a 2021-2022 Teach Plus Illinois Policy Fellow who teaches 7th grade Social Studies at Irving Middle School in Maywood. Marcanthony serves as advisor to the National Junior Honor Society and as the building representative for his union. He previously taught English Language Arts at Newark Public Schools and has served as a curriculum writer in both English and Social Studies. Marc graduated from Ohio State University with a BA in English Pre-Education and received his MAT in Urban Education from the University of Chicago.