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MONROE, La. ā 91°µĶųās School of Education, in partnership with the Childrenās Coalition for Northeast Louisiana, will host the āWhat Works Conference: Breaking the Cycle,ā at the 91°µĶų Student Union Building from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., on Friday, Dec. 9.
This year, the conference welcomes as keynote speaker Dr. Kathleen Budge along with local experts to help break the cycle of intergenerational poverty in northeast Louisiana.
Budge is the co-author of the award-winning bookĀ Turning High-Poverty Schools into High-Performing Schools. She speaks nationally for the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) on how schools can work with community partners to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty.
The conference will cover the adverse effects poverty can have on childrenās lives and learning abilities. āLocal folks have to decide: āWeāre not going to let the noise detract us, and we are going to move forward with what we can do in our sphere of influence.ā They will be amazed at what they can do. It often ends up being about the basic things, such as helping teachers to build relationships with every single student and their family,ā Budge said. āIām hopeful, but itās a matter of people deciding that it is possible.ā
āAll have a right to quality care and education, but poverty imposes social, cognitive, health-related, and stress-related challenges on students every day, and all these factors affect studentsā ability to learn.ā said Dr. Lynn Clark, Instructor in the 91°µĶų School of Education and Executive Director of the Childrenās Coalition.
Conference discounts are available for teachers, students, and Childrenās Coalition members.Ā
In addition to the conference, a meet-and-greet event with Budge takes place on Thursday, Dec. 8thĀ at Walker Hall 2-101 from 4-5 p.m. The public is invited to attend and light refreshments will be served.Ā
For more information, contact Arely Castillo atĀ castillo@ulm.eduĀ or 318-816-2278 or The Childrenās Coalition at 318-323-8775.
