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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.
19 lut 2020 · Yes, ‘Miss Virginia’ is based on a true story. We see the relationship between Virginia Ford and her son, Michael Walden. Virginia, who is affectionately known as “Miss Virginia” and “the Education Lady”, by kids in the neighborhood, fought for a scholarship program that would benefit Michael and other at-risk kids.
18 paź 2019 · The new movie Miss Virginia is based on the unlikely story of Virginia Walden Ford, who, as a single mother in Washington, D.C., in the early 2000s, fought to create a federally-funded private...
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...
17 lis 2021 · In this episode we hear from a champion in the school choice movement, Virginia Walden Ford, someone whose been working for our cause for many years. She tells us about her early grassroots activism, the progress she thinks the movement has made and what other work we still have to do.
26 sty 2020 · As a black child growing up in Arkansas, Virginia Walden Ford fought her way into segregated schools. As an adult, she fought to get her son out of failing public schools.
9 lis 2020 · To mark the return of my podcast, The Next 24 Hours, I’m interviewing one of the most influential, inspiring pioneers in the world of education: Virginia Walden Ford. In the 1990s, Virginia was a mother in D.C. who feared that she would lose her son to the streets unless he had better educational opportunities.
