For February, ADE recognizes Melanie Askew, Founder and Head of School of Élan Academy.

For November, ADE recognizes Troave' Profice, Chief Executive Officer of Bricolage Academy.

About 20 students from public and private high schools in New Orleans are hosting a "Biking to the Polls" event on Friday, October 16th at 5:00pm.

"Meet the Candidates" District Attorney Forum to give the community and students an opportunity to engage with candidates on issues affecting youth.

NEW ORLEANS– There's an initiative to get younger voters to the polls and to get high school students engaged in registering to vote for future elections, when they are old enough.

For October, ADE recognizes Mervin Jackson, Chief Executive Officer and Principal of Warren Easton Charter High School.

Student representatives from ADE's Project Vote & Live's initiative Youth Educating and Advocating for Voting were interviewed on WBOK on September 18th, 2020.

For September, ADE recognizes Tanya Bryant, Chief Executive Officer of ReNEW Schools.

ADE, an organization dedicated to developing and training diverse educators to become highly effective leaders who achieve results for students and the community, announced today the selection of 18 fellows for its 2020-2021 Senior Leadership Institute (SLI) cohort.

Youth Educating and Advocating for Voting (YEAV), a student-driven collation launched Project Vote & Live, a city-wide initiative to inspire and mobilize their peers to vote, kicked off with a press conference yesterday at McDonogh 35 High School.

For August, ADE recognizes Michael McKenzie, Chief Executive Officer of Einstein Charter Schools.

When Donald Hess tells his students that their New Orleans high school is named for a man who amassed a fortune trading slaves, their reactions are typically swift, starting with disbelief and turning quickly to anger.

The Alliance for Diversity & Excellence (ADE) is excited to announce the launch of its "Youth Voting Matters," initiative. The program is a nonpartisan effort to ensure New Orleans' youth have a voice in every election.

For July, ADE recognizes Dr. Wylene Sorapuru, Chief Academic Officer of Inspire NOLA Charter Schools.

Fifteen black-led New Orleans charter school groups — that combined run 31 schools in the city — have declared Juneteenth a paid holiday, according to a release from InspireNOLA Schools. The holiday, observed on June 19, celebrates the day when the last enslaved black Americans were freed in 1865 after the end of the Civil War.

One charter group is calling for the Orleans Parish School Board to reconsider its ban on renaming school buildings and on Monday, the board president announced he will consider it.

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