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Marva Collins
Marva Delores Collins is an American educator. Collins is best known for founding Westside Preparatory School, a private elementary school located in the poor Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, which opened in 1975.
BornMarva Delores Knight, August 31, 1936, Monroeville, Alabama, U.S.
DiedJune 24, 2015, Beaufort County, South Carolina, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Other namesMarva King
EducationClark Atlanta University
OccupationEducator
Years active1957–2008
Known forCreating Westside Preparatory School in Chicago's Garfield Park neighborhood in 1975.
Children3

About Marva Collins

Teacher Marva Collins was born in Monroeville, Alabama, United States on August 31, 1936. She dies at the age of 78, on June 24, 2015.

Founder of Chicago's Westside Preparatory School, which improved the lives of inner-city children. She applied classical educational ideals, particularly the Socratic method, while teaching inner-city students.

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Marva Collins before becoming famous

Marva Collins was born in the Zodiac sign Virgo (The Maiden), and 1936 is also the year of Rat (鼠) in the Chinese Zodiac.

She received her bachelor's degree from Clark College in Atlanta, Georgia.

Achievement of Marva Collins

She established her low-cost preparatory school in an effort to provide a suitable education for underprivileged African-American children who had been labeled as"learning disabled" by the public school system (often incorrectly).

Marva Collins's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Her daughter, Cynthia B. Collins, went on to become a teacher as well.

Marva Collins Collabed with

Movie Actress Cicely Tyson portrayed her in the 1981 television film The Teacher Marva Collins Story.

Marva Collins Income & Net worth

Marva Collins's income mainly comes from the work that created her reputation: a teacher. Information about her net worth in 2024 is being updated as soon as possible by allfamous.org, you can contact to tell us Net Worth of the Marva Collins.

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Latest information about Marva Collins updated on March 16 2023.