Superintendent of Education John White (2019)
Newsmakers
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2019-11-06
Duration: 00:27:44
Subjects: Rotary Club of Baton Rouge | White, John | Education | East Baton Rouge Parish School System (La.)
Contributors:
- White, John Speaker
Description
A speech by Louisiana Superintendent of Education John White before the Baton Rouge Rotary Club on November 6, 2019. He discusses: the state’s unified system for early childhood education; their work in aligning curriculum standards with standardized tests so that teachers are not teaching to the test; the full-year residency requirement in the classroom for teacher training; revitalizing career and technical education; their focus on helping low income youth; and the improvements made by the East Baton Rouge Parish Public School System. He also answers questions from the audience.