Marva Collins
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 9 years ago |
Date of birth | August 31,1936 |
Zodiac sign | Virgo |
Born | Monroeville |
Alabama | |
United States | |
Date of died | June 24,2015 |
Died | Beaufort County |
South Carolina | |
United States | |
Children | Cynthia Collins |
Patrick Collins | |
Eric Collins | |
Job | Educator |
Books | Ordinary Children, Extraordinary Teachers |
Values: Lighting the Candle of Excellence : a Practical Guide for the Family | |
Redeeming Education | |
Marva Collins' Way | |
Spouse | Clarence Collins |
Education | Clark Atlanta University |
Other name | Marva King |
Known for | Westside Preparatory School |
Garfield Park | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 552380 |
Marva Collins Life story
Marva Delores Collins was an American educator. Collins is best known for creating Westside Preparatory School, a private elementary school in the impoverished Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois which opened in 1975.