HB 542 (Amedee, R) and SB 156 (Mizell, R), are both proposed to bar athletes who are not “biologically female” from participating in women’s sports activities.HB 542 was shelved while SB 156 made its way to the governor’s desk. #louisianatransadvocates #Equity #PolicyforthePeople

The MFP is the formula by which the minimum amount spent per student is determined. Fields, D with SCR 2 proposed approval of the MFP formula for the upcoming school year with two key changes. SCR 2 passed the House and Senate. #EducationPolicy #PolicyForThePeople #NewOrleans

SB 10, which proposed that school attendance become compulsory for children beginning age five. As of June 9th, the House has adopted the Conference Committee Report for SB 10. Equity #EducationPolicy #PolicyForThePeople #NewOrleans #PolicyTracker

We are encouraged by the advocacy and fight of our transgender community and their allies, for example, in shutting down HB 542, we lament that they should have to fight for their rights to exist in peace with full protection of the law, and we are disheartened that SB 156 passed

Glover was successful in pushing this initiative through; as of June 9th, this bill was signed by the President of the Senate. #PolicyforthePeople

A new form of schooling informed by the pandemic, learning pods may provide greater insight into the future of education. Still watching the outcome. #PolicyforthePeople

Bills like our HB 564 are popping up everywhere! #PolicyforthePeople tinyurl.com/4zyxefn5

What happens in the streets plays out in the classrooms. Our personal access to power, privilege, and resources shapes the policies that create our realities. #PolicyforthePeople

Visit opennola.org/resources for news, reports and resources, curated to help you: • Develop your understanding of public policy • Gain critical context on the #nolaed conversation • Advocate for Black and low-income children through public education #PolicyforthePeople

A majority of states introduced bills this year that would bar transgender students from girls' and women's sports. A USA TODAY investigation found supporters rely on specious claims and half-truths. usatoday.com/in-depth/news/…

Louisiana doesn’t need to waste hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars—including tens of thousands in per diems to lawmakers—to hold a veto session for bills that discriminate against kids, hurt our economy, and make families less safe. Tell your legislator NO veto session👇

Are we just tolerating it? Follow us for the next few days while we explore state policies, slavery, imprisonment and the national policy set by the 13th amendment. #PolicyforthePeople

What #CriticalRaceTheory looks like. Because Ruby Bridges is more than a famous Norman Rockwell painting and segregation is STILL present today. Let me show you how.

Discipline means “to teach.” It should be applied to your child as “loving lessons,” not through pain, shame, humiliation and fear. Your goal should be to reconnect with your child and nurture them into intellectual health. The brain can’t learn when it is afraid or stressed.

A new study published in Educational Researcher reveals personal factors such as salary & sex accounts for 10% of teachers’ thoughts of leaving the profession, while experiences of microaggressions accounted for 17%. edutopia.org/article/why-bl… #blackteachers #educolor

The US education system has historically educated students using White norms as basis for a "false performance standard, that positions White students as the bar for success rather than excellence." Read our State of Black Education Report here: blackteachercollaborative.org #educolor

SEGREGATION (from the JOHN LEWIS SERIES), Benny Andrews, 2005

These Schools Served Black Students During Segregation. There's a Fight to Preserve Them edweek.org/leadership/the… Center for Black Educator Development Phillys7thward Black Men in Education Convening #BMEC Curtis Valentine Christopher

A Letter From Nahliah Webber, Executive Director Orleans Public Education Network "On November 5, 2021 I will step down as the Executive Director of the Orleans Public Education Network to focus on this new chapter for my family. " - mailchi.mp/opennola/a-let…

Community check-in. How are y'all doing out there? We know these last few seasons have been a lot to digest. Are you feeling heard, protected and cared for? #parents #educators #publicschool #NewOrleans #EdChat #OpenNola