OPEN Conversations

Students are heading back to some form of hybrid and remote schooling in response to COVID-19. Once relegated to a minority of students, home schooling and remote learning will now be the norm (at least temporarily) for thousands of students across the country. Challenges abound but so do the opportunities. Join OPEN and Ty Salvant, the founder of NOLA Homeschoolers, as we discuss how to get the best out of this type of learning model

Join OPEN and Megan Stroh from EdNavigator- an organization in New Orleans that pairs education advisors to busy parents- to learn more about the current efforts to bring trauma-informed care and services to New Orleans' students.

Hear from local and national grassroots organizers working towards liberatory education justice for Black and brown youth.

Here from Black youth from the New Orleans public school system share their experiences and perspectives on what is needed to create a truly just and equitable school system for Black youth.

From our #BLACKEDUCATIONMATTERS Conference hosted Juneteenth 2020. Dozens of Black educators, activists, policy makers, students and parents came together to discuss what is needed to provide Black children with the just and equitable educational opportunities they have been denied for far too long.

From our #BLACKEDUCATIONMATTERS Conference hosted Juneteenth 2020. Dozens of Black educators, activists, policy makers, students and parents came together to discuss what is needed to provide Black children with the just and equitable educational opportunities they have been denied for far too long.

From our #BLACKEDUCATIONMATTERS Conference hosted Juneteenth 2020. Dozens of Black educators, activists, policy makers, students and parents came together to discuss what is needed to provide Black children with the just and equitable educational opportunities they have been denied for far too long.

From our #BLACKEDUCATIONMATTERS Conference hosted Juneteenth 2020. Dozens of Black educators, activists, policy makers, students and parents came together to discuss what is needed to provide Black children with the just and equitable educational opportunities they have been denied for far too long.

An OPEN Conversation with Cristi Fajardo, CEO of El Pueblo NOLA/ NOLA Village- A community based grassroots organization that works to support the Latinx Community in education, civics, culture & health.

An OPEN Conversation with Matthew Kincaid- educator, activist and founder of Overcoming Racism-an organization that provides race and equity support aimed at creating anti-racist schools- about what racism and anti-racism look like in our school system.

An OPEN Conversation with Melanie Richardson, co-Founder of Training Grounds on what quality early education looks like. (Part of the 2018 parent education event series)

An OPEN Conversation with former teacher and non-profit leader, India King, and parent advocate and founder of LOTS Academy, Daphne Cross, in a discussion about what equity looks like in schools with traditional discipline policies. (Part of a 2017 parents education event series)

An OPEN Conversation with Rameisha Johnson, parent advocator and education professional discussing equity in enrollment processes in New Orleans Public Schools.(Part of the 2017 parents education event series)

An OPEN Conversation with Victor Jones, attorney and education advocate discussion the rights of parents and students in the school discipline process. (Part of the 2019 Public Education Week event series)

An OPEN Conversation with Ashana Bigard (New Orleans Community Accountability Project- NOCAP), Antonio Travis (Black Men Rising) and Aretha Lewis (NOCAP)discussing key aspects of effective parent advocacy in schools. (Part of the 2019 Public Education Week event series)

An OPEN Conversation with Andrea Fullington- educator and founder of Blk Teacher Griot-a grassroots New Orleans collective aimed at connecting and supporting Black educators in the classroom. (Part of the 2019 Public Education Week event series)