Join us as Charlene Oldham discusses how her passion for literacy and sharing knowledge has transitioned through three careers: journalism, teaching and librarianship. She will touch on how, as a first-generation college student and biracial child of an immigrant and career Marine who never finished high school, she feels public education gave her access to the American Dream and how she sees such access is currently in grave danger.
Oldham is a freelancer who writes about education, workplace issues, consumer finance, health and wellness and business personalities. A former business news staff writer for the Dallas Morning News whose varied resume includes a stint with Teach For America, her stories have appeared in publications including the New York Times, USA Today , and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
