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 Posted on September 24, 2021 by Digital Team

Here’s How a New Orleans Mom Found the Right School For Her Family in the Pandemic

When I met Tatiana, I was struck by how invested she was in the long-term process of getting her kids the best educational opportunities she could find. She was already thinking ahead to her second child’s education, and she had only just found out she was pregnant with him. When it came time to choose a kindergarten for her daughter, Julieta, Tatiana was incredibly persistent in understanding the school landscape and what… Read More

 Posted on November 25, 2020 by Jennifer Coco

NOLA’s History Shows Us It Takes More Than Lawsuits to Fix Special Ed

Editor’s Note: Around the country, families and advocates have had to resort to class action lawsuits to push states and districts to do right by children with disabilities. In this essay, lawyer and advocate Jennifer Coco shows why it takes more than lawsuits to get children with disabilities the education they deserve, and how public transparency and family partnership must persist when courts decide to step back from enforcing the law. Ten… Read More

 Posted on October 23, 2020 by Erica Battle

My Teachers Couldn’t Understand My Trauma, So I Pledged to Do Better for My Students

I became an educator because I wanted to be for students what I needed most when I was in middle and high school, and even though I am not teaching currently, it still remains true. You see if truth be told, I hated school. From eighth grade and beyond, school was not a safe place for me which ultimately led to me not graduating on time. I dreaded going to school for… Read More

 Posted on September 24, 2020 by Erika Sanzi

Too Many Schools See Danger in Boys (and Their Toys)

Perhaps we should have known that keeping schools closed would lead to boys being deemed “dangerous” in their own homes. It was inevitable that “zoom school” would present a new challenge for teachers (and parents) as children would have to do their best to focus on learning with all of their toys physically within reach. And perhaps if a Barbie Doll or Superman figure appears on screen, it’s no big deal. But… Read More

 Posted on September 3, 2020 by David McGuire

This School Really Called the Police on a Black Child for Playing With a Toy Gun on Camera

Recently, I saw a mother post on Facebook about how her son’s school called the cops on her child. In the post, the mother details how her son is playing with a toy gun during one of his online learning classes. As the mother described it, the gun was neon green and orange. Now, unless it is a Warner Brothers cartoon, I do not think any real guns are neon green and… Read More

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Real Voices from the Education Parade

The second line parade is the archetypal New Orleans art form in which a main line of indigenous black artists and social groups lead a second line of community members (as well as soon-to-be members) in a moving celebration of tradition. Rooted in the jazz funeral tradition, second line parades honor the past while moving forward.

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