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African American teachers
Posted inNews

Two percent of teachers are black men. A city is trying to recruit more.

Avatar photo by Katy Reckdahl September 10, 2019October 21, 2020

Two years ago, Nathaniel Albert walked into a first-grade classroom at Andrew H. Wilson Charter School in New Orleans and quietly made connections with children. Soon, he became an indispensable part of their school day. This story also appeared in The Advocate “When he wasn’t there, the students would ask, ‘Where were you?’” said teacher […]

Posted inNews

New Orleans loses teachers at double the rate of other cities like it

Avatar photo by Katy Reckdahl September 9, 2019October 21, 2020
Posted inArts Education, Elementary to High School, High School Reform, New Orleans, News, The South

Marching in Mardi Gras, a New Orleans school that once struggled shows off

Avatar photo by Katy Reckdahl March 3, 2019October 21, 2020
Leona Tate, 64, who helped to desegregate the Deep South when she was six years old.
Posted inElementary to High School

As a 6-year-old, Leona Tate helped desegregate schools. Now she wants others to learn that history

Avatar photo by Katy Reckdahl January 1, 2019October 21, 2020
Posted inElementary to High School

Video: Inside a jail school trying to treat kids like scholars not criminals

Avatar photo by Alden Nusser and Emrys Eller March 13, 2017October 21, 2020
Posted inElementary to High School, New Orleans, The South

Can a nonprofit turn around a school in a juvenile detention facility?

Avatar photo by Katy Reckdahl August 8, 2016October 21, 2020
Posted inHigher Education, News

The devastating impact in the state that’s cut higher education the most

by Gordon Russell February 4, 2016April 8, 2021
Posted inCommon Core, Elementary to High School, News

What happened when one state tried to rewrite the Common Core

Avatar photo by Emmanuel Felton January 18, 2016March 30, 2020
Deshon Leggett, 16, is determined to be a mechanic but will need some help getting there after he finishes his bike-shop apprenticeship.
Posted inElementary to High School, New Orleans, News, The South

Forget shop class: New Orleans is trying to train black youth for a constantly shifting job market

Avatar photo by Katy Reckdahl August 17, 2015October 21, 2020
D'Juan Hernandez
Posted inElementary to High School, New Orleans, News, The South

Louisiana charter school CEO racks up thousands in questionable charges to school’s credit card

Avatar photo by Emmanuel Felton July 14, 2015October 21, 2020

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