NAEYC Features Ruby Bridges

09/30/2015

There is more to life than increasing its speed.
Mahatma Gandhi

On November 14, 1960, surrounded by armed U.S. Federal Marshals, Ruby Bridges became the very first black student to attend William Frantz Public School in New Orleans and the youngest foot soldier of the Civil Rights Movement.

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Ms. Bridges will be a featured presenter at the 2015 Annual Conference of the National Association for the Education for Young Children in Orlando. In her presentation she will highlight the impact her teacher had on her life, as well as diversity and inclusion in education and the collective impact teachers can have if they organize together.

NAEYC is offering ExchangeEveryDay readers a discount on their registration fees for the conference. To take advantage of this, go the Conference Registration page and enter the code EXCHANGE15 when prompted.

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