Alt Ed - Out to Lunch - It's Baton Rouge

Quality education is a challenge. It seems like many of our schools
are losing ground, as public funding for education is being cut. At
the same time, there s a greater emphasis on alternatives to the
traditional school system and an increased interest in things that
helps us think outside the box. Ashley Heard has spent a lot of
time thinking about non traditional education and the charter
school system. Her firm, Ashley Heard Consulting, specializes in
helping nonprofit organizations that provide educational services,
like charter schools, with fundraising, business development and
strategic planning. Ashley s clients include The Emerge Center for
autism, Greater Baton Rouge HOPE Academy and the Sothern University
Alumni Association. Missy Couhig is owner of The Conundrum, an
independent bookstore in the heart of St. Francisville that has
become something of an intellectual and literary hub. The Conundum
not only sells books but has become a meeting place for the
community, hosting local and traveling authors, story times for
smaller book lovers, and book festivals. Stephanie Riegel hosts an
educational conversation into the educational alternatives in Baton
Rouge and environs. Photos at Mansurs on the Boulevard by Karry
Hosford.

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