Two-time Emmy and Three-NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald, interviewed Monique Wells.  She is an award-winning educator and practitioner of her craft for over 20 years. She is a transformational leader and a change agent. As an international humanitarian who has been ‘called to serve’ the underrepresented impacting and donating to inner city communities and families. As a powerful and award-winning educator and teacher of the year nominee, she is a fierce advocate for teachers, students, and parents. She is an expert on school reform and an impactful educator who has successfully raised test scores for scholars in grades PreK through 12th grade for over two decades.     The RESTART Educational Foundation‘s mission is transformational change in schools. With our innovative and evidenced based framework, we are able to close the academic achievement gap for grades Pre-K - 12 within one year. We strive to Engage, Educate, and Empower scholars to become global leaders and citizens of the world regardless of their zip code. We believe that closing the student achievement gap is a moral imperative. #STRAW See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.