Special Projects

Future Symposia
Future Symposia may be coming to your area. Look for the Symposium in the following locations:

  • Symposium 2010: Milwaukee, WI

      • Symposia Highlights
      Download PDF versions of Inform, Inspire and Empower: The Annual Symposium Report which features articles and photographs documenting each historic moment.

      Other Programs

      CHAPTER PROGRAMS

      1. College Summit Expands Pilot in Milwaukee
      2. Milwaukee Parental Choice Program
      3. MCBAEO Transition to College Senior Seminar increases College Enrollment for Local High School Students
      4. MCBAEO: The Parent Voice for Quality Educational Options
      5. Contact the Parent Information and Help line at 414 288-8360
      6. The Senior Connection to College Scholarships
      7. ACT Prep opportunities available for high school students at UWM
      8. School choice leaders sound the alarm
      9. Making The Grade: Using Data to improve Performance in Milwaukee's City-chartered Schools

      NATIONAL INITIATVES

      1. Scholarship Information
      2. Parental Choice Options
      3. Symposium 2010: 10th Anniversary
      4. AFTERSCHOOL STUDY
      5. Democrats Show Support for Parental Choice Programs
      6. Gates Small Schools
      7. 2009 National Charter Schools Conference Concludes with Stirring Speech by Dr. Howard Fuller
      8. Our Voice, Our Choice
      9. The Color of Success: Black Student Achievement in Public Charter Schools
      10. BAEO Year in Review: 2008
      11. BAEO Battles Deed Restrictions at State Board
      12. Save the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program
      13. SLPS Deed Restrictions
      14. Board Chair Howard Fuller & DFER Chair Kevin Chavous Respond to Sec. Duncan's Decision about DC Scholarship Program
      15. Learn more about the battle to protect the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program
      16. Click Here for Facts About School Choice
      17. 2008 Annual Report
      18. Our Voice, Our Choice
      19. 5th Annual Seminar on Education Policy & Parental Choice
      20. A Parental Choice Victory in Milwaukee
      10th Anniversary Celebration of BAEO: March 4-6, 2010 in Milwaukee, WI

      Join the BAEO 10th Anniversary Celebration at Symposium 2010 on March 4-6, 2010 in Milwaukee, WI.

      For sponsorship inquiries, please contact [email protected].

      Check out previous events below:

      Symposium 2008: Parental Choice: The Voice of Our Future Symposium 2008 brought together more than 600 parental choice supporters from coast to coast in New Orleans, La., to engage in conversations and networking opportunities to continue the fight for quality educational options for Black children.

      Parental Choice: The Voice of Our Future was this year's symposium theme. Parental choice supporters spent two days (Feb. 28-29) focusing on how to inspire, inform and empower parents, students, educators, elected officials, emerging leaders, clergy, and donors as the struggle continues to improve educational options nationwide.

      Participant comments range from, "this is the best conference I've been to in 20 years," to high school students getting excited about college and boldly declaring, "I'm going to college next year!"

      Participants' activities ranged from tours at some of Louisiana's high quality private and charter schools, a town meeting with Gov. Bobby Jindal, workshops on leadership, mobilization, quality educational options and academic excellence to volunteering at a neighborhood clean-up to help rebuild New Orleans to the grand finale, the Symposium's annual Chairman's Dinner. Check out pictures from Symposium 2008 below.