Education in Louisiana
Our Focus on Education Policies:
Over the past several years many policy makers in American education have started to embrace radical ideology. The trend typically involves well funded organizations who influence policy makers at the highest levels of our government. In Louisiana, BESE creates policies that trickle down to the school board level as “expert recommendations”. These recommendations are ultimately incorporated into our children’s curriculum.
One of the most influential non-profits behind this movement is CASEL.org whose stated goal is to implement Social Emotional Learning (SEL) to every child in America.
Here is a direct quote from CASEL’s website: “Systemic SEL is an approach to create equitable learning conditions that actively involve all Pre-K to Grade 12 students in learning and practicing social, emotional, and academic competencies.”
LACAG’s actively monitors the actions and decisions of policy makers throughout our state and acts in the interest of citizens to ensure that radical ideology finds no path to success in our education system. We represent parents, teachers, and students who believe in keeping the focus of learning on academics instead of social and political indoctrination.
Note on our most recent call to action:
There was a tremendous amount of work that went into these efforts by many state organizations leaders, advocates, and the general public.
Our State Board of Education voted to kick back the Early Childhood Developmental Standards, for birth to five, for additional revision to remove the SEL components in these standards. The dedication of those who helped advocate for this was incredible. We started this fight back in July.
This is a victory but it’s not the end of the road as we will be watching closely as the revisions are made.
We are celebrating here in Louisiana today and are prepared to continue the fight!!
Check out Resources on SEL and CRT:
Understanding the Language of Radicals:
One of the more difficult concepts to grasp for those who are new to Social Emotional Learning is the language. The vocabulary is purposely misleading and functions to disguise harmful and extreme ideas as positive concepts. This tactic is an effective tool being used to manipulate teachers, parents, and children. These words and phrases should raise a red flag as they are common talking points in SEL:
Critical Race Theory
Psychological Manipulation
Gender Confusion
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
White Privilege
Non-Academic Focus
Collectivism
Desensitizing Children to Natural Instincts
False Worldview
Comprehensive Sex Education
Changing of values, beliefs, and mindset
The Marxification of Education
The hottest buzzword in education today is Social-Emotional Learning (SEL), but it’s not just a buzzword. It’s a huge program with almost universal installation (thanks to the Every Student Succeeds Act, ESSA, of 2015) and billions upon billions of dollars behind it. What is it? Where did it come from? Should we trust it? To the last of these questions, there are excellent reasons to believe that we shouldn’t. In fact, we shouldn’t want it anywhere near our children and should fight vigorously to protect them from it. We should also see there’s a huge scam operating within the installation of it and that some very questionable actors are strongly behind it, but for what reasons? Here, New Discourses Founder James Lindsay gives a deep, concerning, and thorough (but mere) introduction to the topic of Social-Emotional Learning in this last of four presentations on the Marxification of Education delivered in late July 2022 in Arlington, Virginia, on location in the now-famous Loudoun County, ground zero for the fight for America’s schools.
November 10, 2022
Teacher Training Manuals for Louisiana Educators:
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More Resources and FAQ
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The Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) is made up of both elected officials from the 8 districts in Louisiana and 3 members who are appointed by the governor. These 11 members adopt and enact policies governing the elementary and secondary schools in Louisiana. Each Board member serves a four-year term that runs concurrently with the term of the governor. The next election is November 18, 2023
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BESE functions similarly to the Louisiana Legislature. Board members are divided into separate committees: Academic Goals and Instructional Improvement, Administration and Finance, Educator Effectiveness, and School Innovation and Turnaround. Click here to see which members serve on these committees.
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Click here to see members of the Senate Education Committee
Click here to see members of the House Committee on Education
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Comma separated email addresses:
James.Garvey@la.gov, Kira.OrangeJones@la.gov, sandy.holloway@la.gov, michael.melerine@la.gov, ashley.ellis@la.gov, ronnie.morris@la.gov, Holly.Boffy@la.gov, preston.castille@la.gov, belinda.davis@la.gov, thomas.roque@la.gov, doris.voitier@la.gov, harrisl@legis.la.gov, amedeeb@legis.la.gov, jeffersonpo@legis.la.gov, emersonj@legis.la.gov, hse070@legis.la.gov, hilfertys@legis.la.gov, hse030@legis.la.gov, hse050@legis.la.gov, hse036@legis.la.gov, mageet@legis.la.gov, schexnayderc@legis.la.gov, abrahamm@legis.la.gov, sen36@legis.la.gov, mizellb@legis.la.gov, talbotk@legis.la.gov, whitem@legis.la.gov, sen14@legis.la.gov
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Thank you to these organizations for working with LACAG to protect Louisiana’s Children:
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