New Orleans, LA — Raquel Crader, a teacher at ReNEW Dolores T. Aaron Academy, continues receiving accolades for her innovative work during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This week, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools named Crader one of ten ‘Changemakers.’ The honorees include school leaders, teachers, parents, and advocates in the charter school community from across the country.

Excerpt from the NAPCS / Changemakers website: While we know that charter schools quickly transitioned to virtual learning at the onset of the pandemic, Raquel Crader was truly among the first of the first. As a fifth-year teacher at Dolores T. Aaron Academy, Raquel built an interactive reading YouTube channel for parents and students, helping to continue their love of reading when they had less access to books and time in school. She went above and beyond to reach her students while they were learning at home – putting together all new virtual lessons, connecting via Facetime, and doing all that she could to make sure none of her students regressed during their time out of school. When they returned to in-person learning, her virtual lessons were one of the most talked about topics among the students. As one of her students describes her – Raquel Crader is a superhero.

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