Podcasts about recovery school district

0:00 - Ramblin' Ray Stevens fills in for Dan Proft    12:21 - Trump blasts FBI for how they handled declassified documents   28:37 - Amy & Ray try to wrap their heads around Drag Queen Bingo   47:55 - Paul Vallas,  former superintendent of the Bridgeport Public Schools and the Recovery School District of Louisiana, former CEO of both the School District of Philadelphia and the Chicago Public Schools and candidate for mayor, on what he will do to fix the CPD when elected. For more on Paul's run for mayor visit paulvallas2023.com   01:03:45 - Stephanie Trussell, candidate for Lt Governor, is fighting for the future of Illinois. For more on Stephanie's run for LT Gov visit baileyforillinois.com   01:22:50 - Dr Deb Davero, of Awake Illinois, wants to protect our children from exposure to events like the Drag Queen Bingo planned for Oct 11 at a library in Downers Grove. For more on Awake Illinois visit awakeil.com   01:39:31 - Senior Contributor for American Greatness, Julie Kelly, weighs in on the Mar -a-Lago FBI raid, Trump's day in court and Jan 6. Be sure to check out Julie's most recent book  January 6: How Democrats Used the Capitol Protest to Launch a War on Terror Against the Political Right   01:55:48 - Editor-in-Chief at OUT Spoken and contributing editor at Spectator World, Chadwick Moore: “I hate to break it to you, ladies, but no man wants a woman barber”  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:00 - The winning numbers for Tuesday night's drawing were 7, 29, 60, 63, 66 and the Mega Ball was 15. The Megaplier was 3X.   12:09 - Trump Tents   30:01 - Chicago and State Democratic leaders put on a show trying to get Chicago to host the Democratic National Convention in 2024   43:48 - Longtime foreign correspondent (BBC, Economist, London Times), Philip Short, discusses his new book Putin which is the most comprehensive and detailed biography of the Russian leader to date. You can purchase Putin today!   57:36 - Ann Dorn, widow of retired police captain David Dorn, who was killed by looters in St. Louis, shares her emotional experience during the trial of her husband's killer    01:12:06 - Noted economist Stephen Moore says he hopes we all learned some lessons since COVID . Looking for a great summer read? Check out Steve's newest book Govzilla: How the Relentless Growth of Government Is Devouring Our Economy—And Our Freedom   01:26:24 - Paul Vallas, former superintendent of the Bridgeport Public Schools and the Recovery School District of Louisiana, former CEO of both the School District of Philadelphia and the Chicago Public Schools and candidate for mayor, believes schooling and guidance are the answer to the city's crime conundrum. For more on Paul's run for mayor visit PaulVallas2023.com   01:42:17 - Senior Editor for HotAir.com, Ed Morrissey, explains why he is unimpressed by special councils. Get more of Ed at HotAir.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:00 -Chicago Lawlessness & Disorder   14:38 -Sussman acquitted   31:19 - Dan & Amy listen to Lia Thomas' GMA interview, claiming he's a “victim.”   49:54 - James A. Gagliano, retired FBI Supervisory Special Agent and a doctoral candidate in Homeland Security at St. John's University:  Police Must Rush to the Sound of the Guns   01:05:10 - William B. Allen, professor of Political Philosophy at Michigan State University and former chief operating officer of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education in Washington, D.C, discusses his new collection of essays  The State of Black America: Progress, Pitfalls, and the Promise of the Republic. To Learn More About The State of Black America, visitEncounterBooks.com   01:22:52 - Noted economist, Stephen Moore, balks at Biden's plan to block inflation. Check out Steve's newest book  Govzilla: How the Relentless Growth of Government Is Devouring Our Economy—And Our Freedom   01:36:01 - Former superintendent of the Bridgeport Public Schools and the Recovery School District of Louisiana, former CEO of both the School District of Philadelphia and the Chicago Public Schools, Paul Vallas, throws his hat in ring for Chicago Mayor   01:56:09 - George Parry, former federal and state prosecutor, regular contributor to The American Spectator and blogs at knowledgeisgood.net, weighs in on the criminial justice system's negative effect on America's big cities. Check out George's lates for the American Spectator here See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Dr. Kelli Joseph began her superintendency at St. Helena Parish School District, she had her work cut out for her. The Louisiana district was facing a multitude of challenges, from a $1.5 million budget deficit to a desegregation order to a fight for local control. The problems looked almost insurmountable—but Joseph and her team were determined not only to solve them but to grow in the process. And that's just what they did.Since Joseph's start in 2011, St. Helena has passed two tax increases—the first in 20 years. They've boosted teacher pay by more than 25%, balanced their budget, and taken back their middle school from the Recovery School District. Now, Joseph is Louisiana's current Superintendent of the Year.In this episode, we talk with Dr. Joseph about her dedication to progress in the midst of a crisis and how she and her team balanced cuts with growth.Dr. Kelli Joseph (@sthelenasupe)St. Helena Parish School District (sthpk-12.net)Subscribe to SchoolCEO at SchoolCEO.com for more advice, stories, and strategies for leading your schools. And if you have a story you'd like to share, email us at editor@schoolceo.com.

In this week’s episode I interview James Rolf, the Director of Planning and Preservation with the Recovery School District in New Orleans. In this position James works to revitalize historic school buildings by increasing and managing historic tax credits, creating preservation briefs for contractors and consulting with architects on major renovation projects. He also serves as a community liaison to inform the public about the programs and objectives of the RSD.

For six years, there has been an epic David v. Goliath battle being fought in Louisiana over the fate of public education in our state. The Goliaths in this fight are members of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) who owe their elections to a group of out-of-state pro-charter school billionaires who have bought that board in each of the two most recent election cycles.The front man for the Goliaths is Louisiana Superintendent of Education John White, who has direct personal ties to a number of the billionaires, including former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Los Angeles businessman Eli Broad, and former Florida governor Jeb Bush.White spent about seven months running the Recovery School District before being named superintendent in January 2012 by the freshly-bought BESE members who won election in 2011. Then-governor Bobby Jindal served as in-state cheerleader for White until the two had a falling-out (real or feigned) over support for Common Core.The Davids in this struggle have been teachers and friends of public education who see the charters as an attack on teaching as a profession and as an attack on the civic role that public schools play, namely creating citizens.Among those opposing the store-bought charter advocates are a handful of activist, bloggers, and authors all of whom happen to be directly connected to public eduction and believers in its central purpose.Mike Deshotels is one of the stalwarts in that group. The retired classroom teacher has been a legal spur under John White’s saddle, having taken the superintendent to court on at least four occasions to force the release of data which Deshotels then used to discredit White’s rose-colored glasses narrative of charters’ alleged success in Louisiana, particularly in New Orleans.Deshotels has won each fight and earned the distinction of being sued by White himself — which drew some national attention.In this podcast, Deshotels talks about the way White’s Department of Education has manipulated data to spin narratives of success and what that data (obtained through the courts) ultimately revealed.Mike Deshotels discusses his persistent efforts to de-spin John White’s fairy tales. Check it out.

"Ganey Arsement is a Calcasieu Parish educator who became an education advocate thanks to two men — Bobby Jindal and John White. Jindal began his second term in 2012 with a ferocious attack against public education, public school teachers and local school boards. White arrived in Louisiana from New York in May, 2011 to become head of the Recovery School District. He was immediately touted by Jindal shortly after his arrival as a person the governor would like to see named superintendent of Education for the entire state, not just the RSD. In the 2011 BESE election, millions of dollars in out-of-state money poured in to the coffers of some candidates and White was hired by BESE to be the state's new Superintendent of Education in January 2012. That was the last time BESE voted on a contract for White. Arsement has filed suit to force BESE to vote on whether to renew White's contract or not. White has served as a month-to-month employee since January 2016 when the current BESE members took office following the 2015 state elections. Even though pro-charter, pro-White candidates were elected in seven of the eight seats filled by election. But, each governor gets to appoint three members to the 11-member board and Governor John Bel Edwards appointed three people to the slots who back his position that the state needs a new superintendent. The result is something of a stalemate. State law says that it takes a tw0-third vote of BESE members to hire or fire a superintendent. That's eight votes. White can only muster seven. Or, so it seems since a vote has not been taken since the new board took office. So, White has served as a month-to-month employee of BESE — although there's never been a vote taken on that either. So, Arsement and others have filed suit in the 19th Judicial District Court in Baton Rouge (the place where all suits against the state and its departments and agencies must be filed). They are seeking to force BESE to vote on White's contract. If a new contract for White cannot muster the required two-thirds vote need, Arsement wants to see the seat declared vacant (as the law provides) and a national search for a new superintendent launched. Arsement discusses the lawsuit and the practices that he and other public education advocates say White has used to spin what they claim is a false narrative about the success of charter schools in Louisiana. The suit has been assigned to Judge William Morvant, but it looks like it will be a while before the wheels of justice start rolling. The initial hearing has been set for August. I met Ganey Arsement in 2015 while working on a min-documentary about the 2011 BESE elections. He's included in the program. Here's the link. ••• Thanks to Matt Roberts, AOC's Community Production Manager for help locating the music used in this segment. A Foolish Game by Hans Atom (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/hansatom/55394 Ft: Snowflake "

Ms. Anitra Brown returns to The Context of White Supremacy. Managing editor for The New Orleans Tribune, Ms. Brown has invested more than ten years of service offering black New Orleanians "news and information from a perspective not heard in the city and mainstream media." We last spoke with Ms. Brown during the ten year anniversary of the levee failures and Hurricane Katrina. Out of ten years of death and suffering, New Orleans' public schools have garnered a tremendous amount of attention and controversy. Ms. Brown and her Tribune colleagues have done a remarkable job covering the changes and deceptions regarding efforts to reform New Orleans' schools. There's a new bill pending (SB 432) that will allegedly transfer authority from the Recovery School District to the local Orleans Parish School Board. Ms. Anita Brown charges that this is far from the truth; in fact, the bill represents a tricky means of maintaining the status quo - which conveniently obstructs authority from mostly black parents and educators. #RacismIsNotAPrivilege INVEST in The COWS - http://paypal.me/GusTRenegade CALL IN NUMBER: 641.715.3640 CODE 564943# The C.O.W.S. archives: http://tiny.cc/76f6p

If you listen to national anti-reform activists you might assume that all education workers that came to rebuild public education in New Orleans were opportunistic carpet baggers seizing on a profitable opportunity. That is an unfortunate narrative that insults the hard work done by earnest people who came to New Orleans like many Americans, to help. Pete Cook is one of those people. He moved to New Orleans in 2002 (before the devastation of Katrina) to teach at John McDonough High School when it was deeply troubled. We talk to him about the educational triage work he did with other education workers after Katrina. Pete in addition to teaching in New Orleans before Katrina, he also worked for KIPP New Orleans, the Recovery School District, and Mass Insight.

If you listen to national anti-reform activists you might assume that all education workers that came to rebuild public education in New Orleans were opportunistic carpet baggers seizing on a profitable opportunity. That is an unfortunate narrative that insults the hard work done by earnest people who came to New Orleans like many Americans, to help. Pete Cook is one of those people. He moved to New Orleans in 2002 (before the devastation of Katrina) to teach at John McDonough High School when it was deeply troubled. We talk to him about the educational triage work he did with other education workers after Katrina. Pete in addition to teaching in New Orleans before Katrina, he also worked for KIPP New Orleans, the Recovery School District, and Mass Insight.

Before Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans had some of the worst schools in the nation, rapid superintendent turnover, and a human resources and financial crisis leaving over $3 million in salary and benefits being paid to deceased employees. After Katrina, the city underwent several drastic shifts with the most prominent being the decentralization of the education system and the creation of one of the largest charter school networks in country.  For some, the jury is still out on how successful this round of reform has been, for others it is regarded as the saving grace for the city and still others believe it has been a complete failure. Our guests in April are educators who have served before and after Hurricane Katrina in district and charter schools.  We will learn candidly about what happened in New Orleans then and now and get a sense of what politicians, community leaders and state policy makers are still fighting about in one of our historic cultural centers. Join us for another dynamic discussion with those on the front line in what will be known in the history books as the Second Battle of New Orleans. April 17 - 2pm EST