Harlem advocate for children addresses early childhood education in WV
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Bowdoin Geoffrey Canada is president and CEO of the Harlem Children’s Zone, an organization dedicated to increasing high school and college graduation rates. |
May 3, 2010 ·
Early Childhood Development was the theme for an event attended by business and community leaders in Charleston earlier this month.
The
Discover the Real West Virginia Foundation was created in 1993 by Senator Jay
Rockefeller to diversify the state’s economy and give existing industries the
tools to compete in the global economy.
A
nationally-known advocate for education reform, Geoffrey Canada, gave the
keynote address during the group’s inaugural speakers lunch.
John
Hingsbergen spoke with Mr. Canada about his work with the Harlem Children's Zone .
(Please click on the audio link to hear the interview)