Collection:LPB

Genre: Panel

Place Covered: Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2011-10-26

Duration: 00:56:00

Subjects: Filmed panel discussions | High school dropouts | Education

Contributors:

• Courtney, Beth Host
• Sanford, Shauna Host
• Poling, Kermit Host
• Gautreaux, Kevin Producer
• Lincoln, Sue Producer
• Doughty, Damon Tremell Interviewee
• Wright, Tonesha Interviewee
• Perez, Kimberly Interviewee
• Hughes, Scott Interviewee
• Johnson, Janaya Interviewee
• Reed, Antarius Interviewee
• Hammons, Lora Interviewee
• Letendre, Cathy Interviewee
• Smith, Anthony Interviewee
• Fortune, Justin Interviewee
• Schum, Debbie Interviewee
• Rangus, Adam Interviewee
• Downs, Hollis Panelist
• Schum, Debbie Panelist
• Hughes, Scott Panelist
• Hammons, Lora Panelist
• Smith, John Warner Panelist
• Lansdale, Jackie Speaker
• Thomas, Clarissa Speaker
• Scoggin, Sabra Speaker
• Walton, Anna Speaker
• Salvatore, Brian Speaker
• Roberson, Shirley Speaker
• Bell, Dottie Speaker
• Perez, Kimberly Speaker

This episode of the series “Louisiana Public Square” from October 26, 2011, features Shauna Sanford leading a discussion between the audience members and panelists on Louisiana’s high school dropout rate. A background report on the topic precedes the discussion. A panel of experts then joins the audience to answer their questions. The panelists are: State Representative Hollis Downs, a member of the House Education Committee; Debbie Schum, the Deputy Superintendent of College and Career Readiness for the Louisiana Department of Education; Scott Hughes, the executive director of the Alliance for Education; Lora Hammons, an English teacher at Ruston High School; and John Warner Smith, the founder and CEO of Education’s Next Horizon. They discuss: the profile of students who are at risk for dropping out of school; dropout prevention programs; job training programs at the middle and high school levels; building a knowledge-based economy; cultivating the relationships between teachers and students; and the importance of early childhood education. This episode was recorded on the campus of LSU-Shreveport in partnership with Red River Radio. Hosts: Beth Courtney, Shauna Sanford, and Kermit Poling