{"id":391,"date":"2023-10-17T18:51:41","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T18:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/?p=391"},"modified":"2023-12-18T19:07:06","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T19:07:06","slug":"46-parent-empowerment-with-the-education-lady-virginia-walden-ford-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/2023\/10\/17\/46-parent-empowerment-with-the-education-lady-virginia-walden-ford-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"46. Parent Empowerment with \u2018The Education Lady\u2019, Virginia Walden Ford Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-13792693\"><iframe title=\"We Have Hope, 46. 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As a student, a mother, an advocate, and a grandmother, Virginia has spent her lifetime fighting to create new educational opportunities for children and families.<\/p>\n<p>Fueled by her passion for educational opportunity, Virginia Walden Ford has inspired families, filmmakers, and lawmakers to make positive educational changes that benefit all American children.<\/p>\n<p>We loved our conversation with Virginia so much that we couldn\u2019t bring ourselves to cut it short, so it is broken into two parts. Come back next week for part 2!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Episode Highlights:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Background on Virginia.<\/li>\n<li>What got Virginia into the School Choice space.<\/li>\n<li>Becoming \u2018The Education Lady\u2019 in the neighborhood.<\/li>\n<li>Going to Congress.<\/li>\n<li>DC Parents for School Choice.<\/li>\n<li>The importance of advocating for parents and children.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>More on Virginia:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visit Virginia\u2019s Website\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.virginiawaldenford.com\/about-virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here<\/a>!<\/li>\n<li>Learn more about the movie Miss Virginia\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.missvirginiamovie.com\/about\">Here<\/a>!<\/li>\n<li>Get Your Copy of Virginia\u2019s Book\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/School-Choice-Virginia-Walden-Ford\/dp\/0825309395\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=176UYSB5OYKRS&amp;keywords=virginia+walden+ford&amp;qid=1697522963&amp;sprefix=virginia+walden+ford%2Caps%2C84&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here<\/a>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>More on Love Your School\/Links Mentioned in Episode:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:Kim@loveyourschoolwv.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kim@loveyourschoolwv.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:Leah@loveyourschoolwv.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leah@loveyourschoolwv.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loveyourschool.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.loveyourschool.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/m.facebook.com\/LoveYourSchoolWV\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit our Facebook HERE!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This show has been produced by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.adkinsmedia.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adkins Media Co<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Virginia Walden Ford is one of America\u2019s leading advocates for parent empowerment. 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