Welcome to this new journal issue. I am truly excited about it because it is primarily comprised of papers from experienced and young teachers working in Washington State which is my home now as well. I am also humbled as most of the authors have been my students at the Seattle Pacific University Schol of Education. They are diverse in terms of their professional qualifications and experience in teaching, some having over ten years of practice, some just a few years, while the rest are fresh from the university and eager to begin their first school year. This mixture of professionalism in the authors creates a unique opportunity to understand how a range of experience effects the teachers’ view of American schools today, what difficulties they foresee, and which of them they consider most challenging.