Educate Local: Victoria Hollis at TEDxBirmingham 2014

How can a city be successful if it's students aren't? In this powerful talk, Victoria Hollis makes a challenge to change the circumstances for students in urban schools and help provide them the opportunities for success they deserve.

Victoria Hollis is a program manager at the Birmingham Education Foundation, and is passionate about education reform, progressive teaching strategies, and taking ownership of our schools.

TEDxBirmingham 2014 - "Rediscover the Magic" - was held on March 1, 2014 at UAB's Alys Stephens Center in Birmingham, Alabama. 15 speakers plus several artistic performers spread their ideas with cross-disciplinary mix of attendees from the Magic City, ranging from civic and business leaders to professionals, educators, technologists, and artists. TEDxBirmingham -- like all TEDx events -- is an independent, volunteer effort. It is not organized for political reasons, monetary reward, or personal gain. Everyone associated with TEDxBirmingham does so because they believe in the power of ideas to change the world.

This TEDxBirmingham talk is shared with you by the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham.

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