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Saturday Open Thread-Influential Black Educators

April 28, 2012 by pragobots 82 Comments

It's the weekend! I hope everyone had a wonderful week. This week's open thread has highlighted black educators who have changed the system for the better. Marva Collins (born August 31, 1936) is an American educator who in 1975 started Westside Preparatory School in Garfield Park, an impoverished neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. She ran the school for more than 30 years … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread-Influential Black Educators

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