The time and money it takes some to earn a traditional education degree with teacher certification can deter many from reaching their professional and personal goals. Reach University has developed and implemented a solution to this problem through its apprenticeship degrees, job-embedded degree programs that allow individuals to learn while they work.Guests:Maleka Morgan, Dean of the Undergraduate Division of Reach Teachers CollegeCortney McCall, Reach ProfessorDr. Misty Davis, Reach Professor

Sept. 24, 2025. Host Dr. Tracey Burrell looks at BPCC's TEACH program. Community colleges not only offer students pathways to four-year institutions, but they also serve as a bridge to the workforce. Bossier Parish Community College's TEACH Program is a great example of a pipeline program that fuels the teacher workforce.

Guests on this episode include a teacher leader and two aspiring educators who each left an impressive mark at the 2025 Educators Rising National Conference held in Orlando, Fla., in June.

This week host Tracey Burrell profiles Louisiana Key Academy-Caddo, a school that educates and empowers first through sixth grade students with dyslexia. Louisiana Key Academy-Caddo, a free public charter school stands ready to address the learning needs and enhance the educational experiences of elementary-aged dyslexic students in our community.

This episode of TRI features the work of the Arc Caddo-Bossier’s Goldman School and Child Development Center, which has served children and families in the Shreveport-Bossier area since 1962. The Goldman School and Child Development Center offers an inclusive educational experience where children with and without disabilities learn and develop together.

School feeding programs are beneficial for the physical, mental, and psychological development of school-aged children and adolescents This episode features school feeding programs from three school districts that meet the nutritional and health outcomes of students.

February is Heart Health Awareness Month. This month's guests teach, reach, and inspire children of all ages to live a heart-healthy life.

On this episode Tracey visits with faculty and students from the Department of Education at Centenary College of Louisiana.

For this month’s episode, Dr. Tracey Burrell will discuss the implications of juvenile arrests on a child’s present and future endeavors.

This episode of Teach, Reach, Inspire features The Northwestern State University Child and Family Network, a program that offers services to assist early learning programs and families in Northwest and Central Louisiana.