Elizabeth K Jeffers, PhD
@ekjeffersphd.bsky.social
Born & raised in southeast Louisiana. Currently studying & teaching research methodology & education policy. 🍀
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Beyond the Parameters of “Choice”: An Obliterated Vision for Traditional Public Schooling and the Contamination of the New Orleans Charter Restart Model - Elizabeth K. Jeffers, 2024
Departing from mainstream accounts of the post-Katrina New Orleans state takeover and the more recent “unification” of schools under local governance, this case...
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Beyond the Parameters of “Choice”: An Obliterated Vision for Traditional Public Schooling and the Contamination of the New Orleans Charter Restart Model - Elizabeth K. Jeffers, 2024 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Will #TLC remain a *traditional public (non-charter) school* governed by the elected school board (accountable 2 the people) rather than a privately appointed board?
What happened to JohnMcDonogh Sr. High? Is this another flim flam?
@NolanMarshallJr
#NolaEdExperiment
#SchoolChoice
What happened to JohnMcDonogh Sr. High? Is this another flim flam?
@NolanMarshallJr
#NolaEdExperiment
#SchoolChoice
School board votes to keep Leah Chase School open for at least another two years
The decision comes after months of tense debate over the future of the school.
The decision comes after months of tense debate over the future of the school.
School board votes to keep Leah Chase School open for at least another two years
The decision comes after months of tense debate over the future of the school.
veritenews.org
January 9, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Will #TLC remain a *traditional public (non-charter) school* governed by the elected school board (accountable 2 the people) rather than a privately appointed board?
What happened to JohnMcDonogh Sr. High? Is this another flim flam?
@NolanMarshallJr
#NolaEdExperiment
#SchoolChoice
What happened to JohnMcDonogh Sr. High? Is this another flim flam?
@NolanMarshallJr
#NolaEdExperiment
#SchoolChoice
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Beyond the Parameters of “Choice”: An Obliterated Vision for Traditional Public Schooling and the Contamination of the New Orleans Charter Restart Model - Elizabeth K. Jeffers, 2024 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Beyond the Parameters of “Choice”: An Obliterated Vision for Traditional Public Schooling and the Contamination of the New Orleans Charter Restart Model - Elizabeth K. Jeffers, 2024
Departing from mainstream accounts of the post-Katrina New Orleans state takeover and the more recent “unification” of schools under local governance, this case...
journals.sagepub.com
December 4, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Beyond the Parameters of “Choice”: An Obliterated Vision for Traditional Public Schooling and the Contamination of the New Orleans Charter Restart Model - Elizabeth K. Jeffers, 2024 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Reposted by Elizabeth K Jeffers, PhD
$12B in education cuts are on the table. Title I & IDEA funds — lifelines for students — are at risk.
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September 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
$12B in education cuts are on the table. Title I & IDEA funds — lifelines for students — are at risk.
We’re joining partners to flood House inboxes before TODAY’s 5PM vote.
Take action here: secure.everyaction.com/R5YmtqMnukO2...
#DignityInSchools #FundEducation #StopTheCuts
We’re joining partners to flood House inboxes before TODAY’s 5PM vote.
Take action here: secure.everyaction.com/R5YmtqMnukO2...
#DignityInSchools #FundEducation #StopTheCuts
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#OPINION The writers, an educator and a parent who works as an advocate within schools, contend that the state takeover removed Black teachers who provided continuity and did not improve academic outcomes for Black students...
✍ Ashana Bigard and Elizabeth K. Jeffers
Full Story 🔗: buff.ly/QK2HPKe
✍ Ashana Bigard and Elizabeth K. Jeffers
Full Story 🔗: buff.ly/QK2HPKe
October 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
#OPINION The writers, an educator and a parent who works as an advocate within schools, contend that the state takeover removed Black teachers who provided continuity and did not improve academic outcomes for Black students...
✍ Ashana Bigard and Elizabeth K. Jeffers
Full Story 🔗: buff.ly/QK2HPKe
✍ Ashana Bigard and Elizabeth K. Jeffers
Full Story 🔗: buff.ly/QK2HPKe
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Members of the committee tasked with finding LSU’s next president have been asked to sign a non-disclosure agreement that prohibits them from ever discussing the search. @piperhutch.bsky.social reports. lailluminator.com/2025/10/20/l...
LSU presidential search committee members required to sign non-disclosure agreements • Louisiana Illuminator
Members of the committee tasked with finding LSU’s next president have been asked to sign a non-disclosure agreement that prohibits them from ever discussing the search. The search committee is a pub...
lailluminator.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Members of the committee tasked with finding LSU’s next president have been asked to sign a non-disclosure agreement that prohibits them from ever discussing the search. @piperhutch.bsky.social reports. lailluminator.com/2025/10/20/l...
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COMMENTARY: "When I think about troops coming to New Orleans, I get anxious about the potential impacts on our young people because I know what it’s like to be a kid who is seen as 'trouble' in the eyes of authority," writes activist Anthony Travis. lailluminator.com/2025/10/15/l...
Louisiana's youth need support systems, not National Guard patrols • Louisiana Illuminator
When I think about troops coming to New Orleans, I get anxious about the potential impacts on our young people because I know what it’s like to be a kid who is seen as “trouble” in the eyes of authori...
lailluminator.com
October 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
COMMENTARY: "When I think about troops coming to New Orleans, I get anxious about the potential impacts on our young people because I know what it’s like to be a kid who is seen as 'trouble' in the eyes of authority," writes activist Anthony Travis. lailluminator.com/2025/10/15/l...
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Twenty years after Katrina, the city’s all-charter schools system is failing many families www.nationofchange.o... #AnotherDayAnotherCharterScandal
Ashana Bigard and Elizabeth K. Jeffers
Twenty years after Katrina, the city’s all-charter schools system is failing many families
www.nationofchange.org
October 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Twenty years after Katrina, the city’s all-charter schools system is failing many families www.nationofchange.o... #AnotherDayAnotherCharterScandal
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Thank you to the custodial staff who are a vital part of creating and maintaining a safe, welcoming environment in education, healthcare, and public services. Thank you!
October 3, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Thank you to the custodial staff who are a vital part of creating and maintaining a safe, welcoming environment in education, healthcare, and public services. Thank you!
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East Baton Rouge Parish currently has contracts with 13 charter schools, teaching more than 6,000 students, or about 16% of district enrollment. In the past two years, East Baton Rouge has closed two low-performing charter schools and replaced the operators of two more.
New rules would renew charter schools in Baton Rouge up to 10 years, double the current max
East Baton Rouge Parish currently has contracts with 13 charter schools, teaching more than 6,000 students, or about 16% of district enrollment. In the past two years, East Baton Rouge has closed two low-performing charter schools and replaced the operators of two more.
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October 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
East Baton Rouge Parish currently has contracts with 13 charter schools, teaching more than 6,000 students, or about 16% of district enrollment. In the past two years, East Baton Rouge has closed two low-performing charter schools and replaced the operators of two more.
Reposted by Elizabeth K Jeffers, PhD
Reposted by Elizabeth K Jeffers, PhD
'NEEDLESSLY DIVISIVE:' Louisiana advances anti-DEI policy despite Black Caucus pushback. @piperhutch.bsky.social lailluminator.com/2025/05/20/n...
‘Needlessly divisive’: Louisiana advances anti-DEI policy despite Black Caucus pushback • Louisiana Illuminator
Louisiana lawmakers have advanced a ban on DEI and certain required undergraduate courses despite significant push-back
lailluminator.com
May 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
'NEEDLESSLY DIVISIVE:' Louisiana advances anti-DEI policy despite Black Caucus pushback. @piperhutch.bsky.social lailluminator.com/2025/05/20/n...
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WHO'S NEXT? After former LSU President William Tate abruptly departed campus for the same job at Rutgers University in New Jersey, political forces began jockeying to posture their preferred replacements to take the prized office. @piperhutch.bsky.social reports: lailluminator.com/2025/06/04/l...
LSU’s president abruptly leaves after four years. What happens now? • Louisiana Illuminator
LSU President William Tate abruptly left after four years and these people are potential successors to the position
lailluminator.com
June 4, 2025 at 7:11 PM
WHO'S NEXT? After former LSU President William Tate abruptly departed campus for the same job at Rutgers University in New Jersey, political forces began jockeying to posture their preferred replacements to take the prized office. @piperhutch.bsky.social reports: lailluminator.com/2025/06/04/l...
Proud to call Louisiana my home and to have the opportunity to serve my state. ❤️
May 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Proud to call Louisiana my home and to have the opportunity to serve my state. ❤️
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I’ve got nothing profound to say here. They’re just cute.
May 17, 2025 at 10:24 AM
I’ve got nothing profound to say here. They’re just cute.
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The first thing I noticed was how fast this swallow flew. When it landed, I noticed the white cheeks and green back. I was thrilled to realize that it was a Violet-green Swallow. They are stunning!
#birds #photography #birdphotography #birding
#birds #photography #birdphotography #birding
May 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The first thing I noticed was how fast this swallow flew. When it landed, I noticed the white cheeks and green back. I was thrilled to realize that it was a Violet-green Swallow. They are stunning!
#birds #photography #birdphotography #birding
#birds #photography #birdphotography #birding
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Lawmakers advances plan to transfer struggling UNO back to LSU System, @piperhutch.bsky.social reports lailluminator.com/2025/05/08/l...
Lawmakers advances plan to transfer struggling UNO back to LSU System • Louisiana Illuminator
Louisiana legislators are advancing legislation to move the University of New Orleans back into the LSU System.
lailluminator.com
May 8, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Lawmakers advances plan to transfer struggling UNO back to LSU System, @piperhutch.bsky.social reports lailluminator.com/2025/05/08/l...