Cowen’s Earn and Learn Program: Work hard and play even harder
Nick James is part of the Cowen Earn and Learn program, and he gives us a glimpse into what it means to be part of that group.
View ArticleCe n’est pas vrai: Yes, it can be true with École Bilingue
Often when the last day of school hits, kids are running for the...
View ArticleAudio: New Harmony High takes education to the coastline
Some innovative educators in New Orleans are rethinking high school. When New Harmony...
View ArticleTaylor students and scholars: A desire and hunger that builds a beautiful city
Editor’s Note: A group of Taylor students and scholars recently joined Mrs. Phyllis...
View ArticleHow we got here: New Orleans education and Nola 180
Editor’s Note: New Orleans education is, and has been, in a place of...
View ArticleTour guides: Professional guides (Part 3)
How exactly does one become a tour guide in New Orleans? Kevin Korson tells us his tale.
View ArticleMeeting the jazz community: Brent Rose interview (Part 3)
Drew: Just forgive me if I stutter like an idiot, I’m not good...
View ArticleThe Louisiana Prison Education Coalition: 360 degrees of education
New Orleans is often described as a “close-knit” city. On certain city blocks...
View ArticleLessons from Leonardo: 10 takeaways for teachers from the quintessential...
When I was a Peace Corps volunteer in Ecuador, the locals had a...
View ArticleMaracucha: Truth in pieces of paper (Part 2)
Maracaibo is the capital of the state of Zulia. Located in the northwestern...
View ArticleWomen FIRST Clinic empowers women affected by Louisiana’s prison system
It was 6:00 PM on a Thursday night. In a small, brightly lit...
View ArticleBard Early College New Orleans announces their Associate Degree granting program
Bard Early College New Orleans announces their new Associate Degree granting program.
View ArticleWhy Me? A look into metal detectors in high schools
Blake Woods, a graduating senior of Kipp Renaissance High School, reports on the prison connection between New Orleans schools and their students.
View Article“Shooting Gallery”: Art, education, and violence
Mitchell Gaudet is a glass artist, and also an activist. Having served in...
View ArticleHow about creating schools with more purpose than test scores and letter grades?
As a longtime educator and writer, Folwell Dunbar threads together learning and purpose in order to make lessons that students can always carry with them.
View ArticleSteps to conformity: An analytical look at classroom geography
Now a freshman at University of Notre Dame, Karry Hammond pinpointed and investigated the geography of his high school classroom in order to ask: What story does this structure tell?
View ArticleWomen of the Crescent City: Vera Triplett of Noble Minds Institute for Whole...
Nora Daniels continues her coverage of the amazing women of New Orleans by talking with Dr. Vera Triplett of Noble Minds Institute for Whole Child Learning.
View ArticleThe ‘data’ in relationships justifies the fight against teacher turnover
As the conversation surrounding charter schools, curriculum, and early colleges continues, there's often a topic left off the table -- the school's teacher retention rate. Folwell Dunbar looks into the...
View ArticleAcademie Gnostique: New Orleans’ school for occult science and traditional...
The Academie Gnostique is New Orleans' school for occult science and traditional mystical education, and Lacar Musgrove gives a first-hand account of the school's workings through her time as a student...
View ArticleBring your own: “Library Runway” by Sophie Lucido Johnson
Editor’s Note: Bring Your Own is a nomadic storytelling series that takes place in living...
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