Giving Kids a Great Start in Michigan
Host Karen Ponder speaks with two leaders from Michigan’s Great Start Collaboratives: Rachel Pritchard, Great Start Specialist at the Michigan Department of Education and Flavia Maccio, Parent Coalition Coordinator of the Great Start Collaborative in Oakland County.
Este mini episodio narrado en español presenta dos líderes de Great Start (Gran Comienzo) Collaboratives de Michigan: Rachel Pritchard, Especialista en el Departamento de Educación de Michigan y Flavia Maccio, Coordinadora de la Coalición de Padres en el condado de Oakland. Narrado por Virginia Lora.
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