Last week Superintendent Brent Vidrine suspended the principal of Shelling Elementary school in the wake of suspicions that someone on her staff may have acted inappropriately with school funds. The principal, who is not one of the superintendent’s favorites, is…
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Sides taking shape as fresh face prepares challenge to Mayo in 2020
This time next year Monroe will have made a decision about whether to allow Jamie Mayo to continue to serve as Monroe’s mayor or to go in another direction. At present, Mayo is Monroe’s third Black mayor. He is the…
City’s snitch App will cause problems for teachers, students
The City of Monroe has implemented an “App” that will spell trouble for the school district in the weeks to come, especially after the public finds out how easy it will be to file false reports against teachers and administrators…
Mayo’s crime solution is just a band-aid
The Mayo administration’s response to the growing crime problem in our community is a combination of denial and band-aids, both of which are a case of too little too late. Last week, the mayor introduced Jason Stewart as the police…
Why won’t education leaders stand up? Where’s the fight?
What happened to the statewide Black Teacher’s organizations? Who fights the battle for the minds of our children? Two generations ago there was a statewide organization of black teachers that promoted educational excellence for Black people as well as equal…
Reading sparked a consciousness for local activism
“It’s safe to be black month has ended” but our need to learn about our culture and history should be ongoing. When Carter G. Woodson began “Negro History Week” in the 1920’s it was designated as a week to celebrate…
Local history should be a part of school curriculums
How easily we forget! For nearly forty years I have written about the need for local history to be taught as part of the standard Louisiana History courses in school. The idea was entertained but never embraced by any of…