Topic: The Promise of Public Education
Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2022, 6 PM - 8 PM CST
Location: McKinley High School Alumni Center
Presenters: Volunteers from the Progressive Social Network (PSN) of Baton Rouge –
Anne Marie Blank, Julie Hoffman, and Colleen Kissel
Do Parents Really Want School Integration?
Eric Torres and Richard Weissbourd
January, 2020
A ProPublica Report on the EBR School District
Last updated, October, 2018
School Is for Everyone
An essay by Anya Kamenetz for The New York Times, 2022
East Baton Rouge Parish's Desegregation Case
Charles Lussier, The Advocate
June, 2003
50 years after desegregation order, Baton Rouge schools look nothing like what was intended
Charles Lussier, The Advocate
November, 2020
A Day of Dialogue - Panel Discussion
Humanities Amped and SERVE! Louisiana
Resources for the Presentation
Homework:
Please explore the EBR Schools Website. View as a parent seeking services for a neurotypical child. Look through the eyes of a parent seeking services for 1) an English language learner, 2) a child with physical developmental delays, 3) a dyslexic child, 4) a gifted child, and 5) a child interested in magnet programming. (Even if you are a long-time advocate, please visit the website as it has changed drastically in the past few years).
The session recording is linked HERE.
This video is not the actual presentation done for Session 1 as there were technological difficulties. We thank the actual presenters for the session, Colleen Kissell and Julie Hoffman. Anne Marie Blank (another one of the presenters) graciously re-recorded the presentation. Unfortunately, the rich discussion of participants was not captured.