YES Prep: One Family's Journey (Audio Slideshow)

2,285 views · Published 3 December 2009 · 4:30 · Indexed 28 September 2026

Channel: Edutopia · 2009 · Education

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Mayra Valle, a senior at the college-prep charter school in Houston, is determined to achieve what no one in her family has done before. 

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