“New Mexico educators are fearless in guiding children towards life-long learning!” 

"As an African American female, her childhood, and high school years were largely influenced by the cultural values, as her family pushed her towards higher education." Tara was shown support by academic institutions, which promoted, and generously modeled educational excellence to public and private schools in the area. This led her to believe in the power of connecting all marginalized children and families to the best education possible. In Taras 50s, she received funding

Head Start Educators’ Perceptions of the Reggio Emilia Approach, and How Head Start Classroom Physical Environments and Practices Align with Reggio Emilia-Inspired Principles: A Multiple Case Study,”-Tennessee Educational Leadership https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3812/