Ronnie Morris, BESE (2024)
Press Club
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Speech
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2024-03-04
Duration: 00:44:40
Subjects: BATON ROUGE PRESS CLUB | Education | Louisiana. State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education | Literacy | Technology | Truancy | Artificial intelligence
Contributors:
- Morris, Ronnie Speaker
Description
This episode of the series “Press Club” features a speech by Ronnie Morris before a meeting of the Baton Rouge Press Club on March 4, 2024. Morris is the president of the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE). He discusses: the work of BESE; prioritizing literacy initiatives; the teacher shortage; improving student engagement and decreasing truancy; working as a bridge between K-12 education and the workforce; the creation of computer science standards; and establishing best practices and regulations for artificial intelligence (AI). He also answers questions from the media.