Marva Collins
American schoolteacher (1936-2015) · United States · On the map · Died at 78
Marva Delores Collins was an American educator. Collins is best known for creating Westside Preparatory School, a widely acclaimed private elementary school in the impoverished Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, which opened in 1975.
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2015Died24 June 20152004National Humanities MedalAward1982Golden Plate AwardAward1981Jefferson Awards for Public ServiceAwardPhoenix AwardAward1936Born31 August 1936
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Deceased
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Lived 1936 to 2015 · aged 78