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Teresa Tabourn

Teresa Tabourn currently teaches 3rd grade at Hardy Williams Academy Mastery Charter School. In addition to teaching, Ms. Tabuourn coaches track and field.

Prior to her role at Mastery, Ms. Tabourn taught elementary school for seven years at various district and charter schools throughout Philadelphia. Ms. Tabourn lives in Philadelphia with her four children. 

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School Coaches…for the Teachers?

April 27, 2012 / Teresa Tabourn

I consider myself a competent teacher, so when I initially heard about being coached at the school where I’m currently teaching, Hardy Williams, I thought it would be a waste of time.

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  • "Our desire to bring every good thing to our children is a force for good throughout the world. It’s what propels societies forward." —Melinda Gates

  • The Global Fund has helped to deliver more than 190 million bed nets to protect families from malaria.

  • "The world faces a clear choice. If we invest relatively small amounts, many more poor farmers will be able to feed their families." —Bill Gates, 2012 Annual Letter

  • "When it come to global health, Bill and I are optimists—but we're impatient optimists. Tremendous progress is being made. But there is still so much we're impatient to see done." —Melinda French Gates

  • In Senegal, 80% of households now have a bed net, helping the number of malaria cases there drop 50% in a single year.

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