I am a lifetime educator: I had turned schools around in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore; I had been on the founding team at schools designed to educate underserved students; I had overseen academics for school networks. But I wasn’t prepared to help my own daughter.
On September 23, nearly 4,000 students from across New Orleans gathered to talk openly about the scourge of youth violence — and to come together to press for an excellent education and a better life. The Rally for Excellence was organized by InspireNOLA and was sponsored by the Walton Family Foundation.
