Home Schooling (2024)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2024-05-24
Duration: 00:04:40
Subjects: Education | African Americans | Home schooling
Contributors:
- St. Cyr, Kara Host
- Armstrong, Mikaela Interviewee
- Armstrong, Jamala Interviewee
- Burges, Joyce Interviewee
- Bey, Yvonne Interviewee
- Dixson, Elaine Interviewee
Description
This segment from the May 24, 2024, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Kara St. Cyr’s report on the increase in homeschooling among Black families in Louisiana since the COVID-19 pandemic. She interviews: Mickaela Armstrong, homeschooling student; Jamala Armstrong, homeschooling parent; Joyce Burges, the co-founder of National Black Home Educators; Yvonne Bey, administrator with the Indira Mura Institute; and Elaine Dixson, teacher with the Indira Mura Institute. This segment is a part of the “Good News Louisiana” series.