In 2023, public schools identified over 1.5 million children experiencing homelessness, a number that grew 28% in three years. Because of the power of public schools and legislation like the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, barriers are being removed, lives are being transformed, and homeless children are reaching their full potential. This episode of Teach Reach Inspire features McKinney-Vento programs in Bossier and Caddo Parish and discusses how they serve as a vital partner in teaching children, reaching families, and inspiring communities.Arcenia Anthony, Homeless & Foster Care Liaison for Bossier Parish SchoolsLisa Mason-Hollins, Supervisor of McKinney-Vento for Caddo Parish Schools.Kimberly Capers, Homeless Liaison for Caddo Parish Schools

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.

Tonight's guests include a teacher leader and two aspiring educators, all from Bossier City, who each left an impressive mark at the 2025 Educators Rising National Conference held in Orlando, Florida, this June. They are Regina Digilormo, Pre-Educator Teacher Leader and Phi Delta Kappa Emerging Leader Fellow; Carly Riley, Pre-Educator and Educators Rising National Champion; and Emerson Doles, Pre-Educator Alum and Educators Rising State Delegate.

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.