Ask any educator why he or she chose this line of work, and you'll hear stories about the value of a public education or the hope for a better tomorrow.And you'll hear about the students -- the hundreds of lives one educator can change for the better over the course of a career.That is why the teachers and support professionals who serve Chester Upland's kids unanimously agreed to keep working just hours after we were told that the school district couldn't afford to make payroll in two weeks.