"I was looking for a flexible program geared toward my goal of becoming an occupational therapist. UL Lafayette had a kinesiology program that was online and accepted all of my credits. That was a huge plus 鈥 I didn鈥檛 have to start from scratch.鈥
鈥淭he M.Ed. program gave me confidence and made me feel like I have a voice. Now, whenever there鈥檚 a new law passed or a new policy in my district, I have the tools to look it up for myself and interpret it and be an advocate for myself and other teachers.鈥
鈥淓verything that we did in both the master鈥檚 and the doctorate program was authentic and connected to our schools, our districts. We didn't have to dream up some idealistic hypothetical school. We were doing real work, and it was relevant work.鈥