Poverty and Literacy with Dr. Donna M. Beegle

TEACH a KID to READ

Jul 10 2023 | 00:32:25

00:00 / 00:32:25

Show Notes

Dr Beegle was raised in poverty and illiterate until adulthood. Overcoming staggering odds, and the assistance of some unexpected neighbors, Donna not only escaped the cycles of generational poverty, but has since risen to become one of the world's most sought after authorities on poverty. In today's episode Tony asks Donna the connection between poverty and failing in school, specifically the layered difficulty poor children carry everyday that keeps them from the life-transforming gift of reading.

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