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Nahliah talks school equity on NPR: “So what we’re seeing is a segregation of sorts.”

Posted September 20, 2017 AdminPosted in News, Press

Our Executive Director Nahliah Webber appeared on WWNO last week to talk about the Equity Index release, school governance, and the importance of data in student supports. Listen to the full interview here or check out the transcript: When parents in New Orleans are deciding where to send their child to school, many of them […]

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It’s Getting Hard to Stay Civil… HR 610 and the threat to schools

Posted February 27, 2017 Admin1 CommentPosted in News, Press

Well, it seems like the new administration is wasting no time in the quest to dismantle public education. Are you ready to step up and defend it? House Bill 610 (HR 610) or the Choices in Education Act of 2017, in its own words: This bill repeals the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 […]

OPEN on equity: “Children bring their communities with them in their backpacks”

Posted February 20, 2017 AdminPosted in News, Press

OPEN director Nahliah Webber on the Midcity Messenger: “Children bring their communities with them in their backpacks,” she said. “So whatever is going on in their neighborhoods is with them, so we need to have a larger conversation about what’s going on around them and how to solve it.” Webber said OPEN is working to […]

“Yesterday was the time for schools to return.”

Posted March 31, 2016 AdminPosted in News, Press

OPEN Director and 100 Black Men’s Jonathan Wilson appeared on WBOK’s Good Morning Show with Oliver Thomas to talk about the call for unification in bringing New Orleans schools back to the community, equitable funding, and the critical anchors of equity, transparency, and accountability. Click here to listen to the full interview!

OPEN @ the Center for Reinventing Public Education

Posted February 24, 2016 AdminPosted in News, Press

Our Executive Director Deirdre Johnson Burel appeared at January’s Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) Oakland Portfolio Network meeting, speaking at the “Group Action: Race, Localism, and the Portfolio Strategy” panel. Portfolio implementation has too often been seen as an outsider strategy that displaces local people, particularly people of color. The panel examined how can […]

Parent Leadership in the News — StoryCorps Interview with Saundra Reed

Posted February 15, 2016 AdminPosted in News, Press

The StoryCorps is in New Orleans! This independent radio project has a mission to “preserve and share humanity’s stories in order to build connections between people and create a more just and compassionate world,” and in December our own Saundra Reed and Deirdre Johnson Burel went on the mic to talk about parent leadership, the Louisiana Children’s Museum and the vital […]

OPEN Partners with 100 Black Men on School Governance

Posted February 10, 2016 AdminPosted in News, Press

Encouraged by the large community turnout and positive response to the public education forum the group held in December, the 100 Black Men of Greater New Orleans is looking to engage the local community in conversation on governance and a possible return of schools to local control. OPEN is proud to be a part of this […]

New Orleans Media Visit with the Family Leadership Training Institute

Posted January 22, 2016 AdminPosted in News, Press

“Getting publicity for a good cause is one of the hardest parts of being a grassroots leader, and I appreciated these journalists taking the time to give us tips. But I’m concerned that so many of the people reporting on education in this city aren’t fully engaging with the community, aren’t reaching viewpoints on all […]

Deirdre Johnson Burel on WWNO: School Choice and Educational Equity

Posted January 22, 2016 AdminPosted in News, Press

On January 20, Deirdre Johnson Burel made an appearance on WWNO as part of the Southern Education Desk series, saying “[t]he argument against school choice is really about the power of the school as the nexus of community. That schools are really anchors to community. And we should invest in quality schools in every neighborhood.” She says more […]

Building Civic Infrastructure, One Parent and Child at a Time

Posted June 1, 2015 AdminPosted in News, Press

We’re proud to announce the new initiatives, opportunities and programs provided by two generous grants from our funder-partners at the William K. Kellogg Foundation and the Institute for Mental Hygiene. Impacting School Readiness in NOLA The William K. Kellogg Foundation is helping us to ensure that by 2020, every child in New Orleans enters school […]

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