These clips were taken after Ruby presented to the UCASE, Consortium, & Leadership Academy.

The meaning of an under-resourced student. (.m4v) 27.1 mb
Her six-step process to tracking student learning. (.m4v) 47.4 mb
The importance of teaching the how, why, and what.   (.m4v) 23.9 mb
The importance of education today.  (.m4v) 26.9 mb

Founder of aha! Process, is dedicated to positively impacting the education and lives of individuals in poverty. Since the mid-1990s she has been speaking to audiences around the world about the effects of poverty on students, families, and communities and how to better understand and support people from all economic backgrounds.

Dr. Payne has been a career educator and has served in many roles, including teacher, principal, and administrator. She has worked with thousands of organizations—schools, businesses, social services, law enforcement, church groups, and more—to get rid of the barriers to success posed by economic class differences among people and groups.

Dr. Payne is the author of numerous books, including A Framework for Understanding Poverty (more than 1 million copies sold) and Bridges Out of Poverty.

Dr. Payne received her Ph.D. in educational leadership and policy studies from Loyola University in Illinois, her M.A. in English literature from Western Michigan University, and her B.A. from Goshen College in Indiana.