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Expert Consultants at Assisted
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Betti Souther
Bethanie Tucker, EdD
Elizabeth (Betti) Souther left the business world in 1989, directing Comprehensive School Reform and GEARUP grants, and more recently a grant for the Center for Working Families at San Juan College. Betti is author of The R Rules, a curriculum used by school districts across the country to help teens with resources for college, career readiness, and life skills.
Bethanie Tucker is the author of Tucker Signing Strategies for Reading and has been a professional educator since 1972. She has served in teaching and leadership roles and is currently professor of educa- tion at Averett University. An aha! Process consultant since 2000, Bethanie presents A Framework for Understanding Poverty, Understanding and Engaging Under-Resourced College Students, Motivation, Bridges Out of Poverty, and more.
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Addressing the Effects of High-Poverty Neighborhoods