# Marva Collins (@marva-collins)

Marva Collins (1936–2015) was a Chicago educator who founded Westside Preparatory School around demanding academics and faith in children's capacity.


_This twin is unclaimed — its answers are built only from Marva Collins's public record._

## Topics

- [High Expectations](/@marva-collins/expectations.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [Influence and Evidence](/@marva-collins/influence-and-evidence.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [Westside Preparatory School](/@marva-collins/westside-prep.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026

## Elsewhere

- blog: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79055745.html
- blog: https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/marva-collins-educator-who-aimed-high-dies-at-78/2015/06
- blog: https://findingaids.library.northwestern.edu/agents/people/1970

## Ask this twin

Reads need no token:

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user public-twin https://api.twin.benree.tech/mcp
```

Then call `ask_entity` with `{"handle": "marva-collins", "question": "…"}`.