Choice Conversations Podcast

Dr. Joe Connelly, Pastor of Bethany United Methodist Church in New Orleans, discusses why he is a passionate proponent for parents having access to quality education options.

Kenneth Campbell, Executive Director, Southern Louisiana for IDEA Public Schools, discusses the charter network's presence in Louisiana. IDEA operates two schools in Baton Rouge and will open a third campus in New Orleans in August 2019.

He marched for civil rights in the 1960’s. Today, Rev. H.K. Matthews is fighting for school choice. Rev. Matthews spearheaded protests that resulted in the increased employment of African Americans in Florida, participated in the first march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., and now is a vocal advocate for school choice options.

Halli Faulkner, American Federation for Children National Policy Director, discusses the release of AFC’s 2017-2018 School Choice Guidebook.

The Guidebook features:

Scores and rankings for tax credit scholarship, education savings account and voucher programs

Easy-to-read graphics that provide helpful information about the school choice movement nationwide

A gorgeous landing page – schoolchoiceguidebook.com – that lets you navigate directly to specific sections of the Guidebook.

Ronald Briggs, founding Board Member of The Good Shepherd School, discusses the school's mission, its move to New Orleans' Gentilly neighborhood, and the importance of the Louisiana Scholarship Program in Good Shepherd's success.

Arianne Craig Jolla is a former public school teacher who left the system after realizing she was in an environment that was not putting the needs of children first. Jolla took matters into her own hands. She founded HYPE Academy (Helping Young People Excel) with the goal of educating kids who might otherwise fall through the cracks of a large school system.

Jolla is also author of "Teach Your OWN Kid: Schools Can't Do It Alone".

American Federation for Children board member Ann Duplessis discusses her work in advancing education options in Louisiana and the important role parents play in charting the educational future of their children.