
Beating Poverty by Investing in Teachers: A Labor Story
Season 3 Episode 305 | 27m 1sVideo has Closed Captions
Can education be the driver of local economic and social development?
Can education be the driver of local economic and social development in one of the poorest places in the US? What if the best anti-poverty program is investing in teachers and children? Take a look at Reconnecting McDowell and speak to some of the beneficiaries. Could this partnership between local drive and national commitment provide a model for the future?
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Beating Poverty by Investing in Teachers: A Labor Story
Season 3 Episode 305 | 27m 1sVideo has Closed Captions
Can education be the driver of local economic and social development in one of the poorest places in the US? What if the best anti-poverty program is investing in teachers and children? Take a look at Reconnecting McDowell and speak to some of the beneficiaries. Could this partnership between local drive and national commitment provide a model for the future?
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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