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19 lut 2020 · When Virginia Walden Ford struggles to raise her son in a low-income neighborhood in Washington DC, she has no intention of seeing her boy drop out and sell drugs. To give him a better future, she enrolls him in a private school, even though it is more expensive.
15 lut 2020 · The real Miss Virginia Walden Ford is a well-known Black activist who led the fight for parent empowerment and created new educational opportunities for underserved children and their families. Virginia's history with educational politics dates back to long before her son was even born.
9 lis 2019 · A mother's battle for her son's education. At risk of losing her son Virginia Walden Ford fought to change the US education system. Show more. Education has always been important to...
9 paź 2024 · This MPI original film, featuring three-time Emmy winner Uzo Aduba, brings to life the true story of Virginia Walden Ford, a determined mother who championed educational choice to improve the lives of her son and countless other children from underserved communities.
7 lis 2019 · The true story of Virginia Walden Ford, a single mother, turned education activist in 2003 as her son struggled in school due to its limited resources. These issues drove her to enroll her son in private school, but that price became too steep to handle.
Virginia is the proud mother of Michael Walden (and mother-in-law to Nikki Walden), of Miashia Walden Gaye, and of William Walden; she is the proud grandmother to Yamundow Virginia, Chloe, Jeremiah, and Genesis.
2 paź 2019 · INDIANAPOLIS—This weekend marks the opening of Miss Virginia, a new feature film starring Uzo Aduba based on the true story of EdChoice board member Virginia Walden Ford, who became a national school choice advocate after struggling to find the right schooling option for her son in Washington, D.C.
