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Monisha G Kumar
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Indian-American Democrat Pia Dandiya has won a closely contested US House seat in Florida. She defeated Republican Casey Askar in Florida’s 22nd Congressional District, winning with 51.9 percent of the vote. As Dandiya makes a sweeping win, let’s look at her remarkable journey as an educator over the years.
Pia Dandiya began her teaching career in the slums of Delhi
Pia Dandiya is a first-generation American teacher who has dedicated her career to focusing on quality education. She had worked to strengthen communities as a policy leader and technology innovator. Pia was born and raised in Palm Beach County, Florida as her parents moved from Jaipur to Florida. Her father practiced medicine, and her mother founded a Montessori school.
After earning a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University and a Master of Education from Boston University, she dedicated her career to education. She began her career as a teacher and taught children in Delhi slums at 18. While teaching underprivileged students, Pia realized the challenges students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds face.
She then went to the United States and worked as a middle and high...