Preparing Students For After Graduation

Preparing Students For After Graduation - 4:58

Jackie Foor, Consortium for Public Education

Posted Apr 30, 2019

Jackie Foor, Dir., Consortium for Public Education, talks with host Sheila Hyland about its mission to relentlessly advocate for excellence & equity in public education for ALL students. Recorded at Alloy 26 at Nova Place in Pittsburgh. tcfpe.org

Hosted by: Sheila Hyland Produced by: Keystone Newsmakers Team

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Isolated Refugees

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