An Ohio-based anti-animal abuse group said Wednesday LSU officials have ended one animal experiment for biomedical research and should suspend a second one after the organization complained federal rules were violated.
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
Incumbent Vereta Lee and challenger Dadrius Lanus traded jabs at a forum Tuesday over who’s backing their campaigns and about their respective teaching experience during their first debate since they faced off a week ago at the polls. They are in …
Hammond High Magnet School will reopen for classes Wednesday with increased security and a law enforcement presence after threats shuttered the campus for two days in a row, according to the Tangipahoa Parish School System.
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
The Livingston Parish Sheriff said he will "go back to the drawing board" and look for new ways to put a law enforcement officer on every school campus, one week after a school safety tax failed at the ballot box.
Monday, November 12, 2018
Whether public school teachers walk off the job in the current school year depends on actions by Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards and the Republican-controlled Legislature, the president of the Louisiana Federation of Teachers said Monday.
Hammond High Magnet School will be open on Tuesday after it closed Monday "due to a possible threat on campus," Tangipahoa Parish School System reported in a Facebook post Monday afternoon.
Monday, November 12, 2018
Thursday, November 08, 2018
In the first report cards since standards were toughened, Louisiana's share of A-rated public schools slipped while those with F's went up, according to figures released Thursday by the state Department of Education.
The 2017-2018 Louisiana school and district performance scores were released Thursday. The state as a whole maintained a B grade for a second consecutive year after receiving a C in 2015-2016, according to annual school academic results released b…
Thursday, November 08, 2018
Once again, the Baton Rouge area is leading Louisiana's academic rankings, but thanks to big changes in how the state calculates school and district letter grades the individual schools and districts look notably worse than they did last year.
Wednesday, November 07, 2018
Seven of the nine members on the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board will return to office in January for new terms, but Kenyetta Nelson-Smith won’t be one of them. She was narrowly defeated Tuesday when newcomer Tramelle Howard ousted her from t…
Tuesday, November 06, 2018
Tuesday was a busy night for school board races in East Baton Rouge Parish. Below are recaps from each race.
Tuesday, November 06, 2018
Backed by high-spending outside groups, Tramelle Howard knocked off incumbent Kenyetta Nelson-Smith on Tuesday, vaulting the 28-year-old onto the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board to represent District 3.
Buoyed by more than $100,000 in outside spending on his behalf, educator Dadrius Lanus on Tuesday forced long-serving incumbent Vereta Lee into a Dec. 8 runoff in the District 2 race for the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board.
Michael Gaudet won a new term Tuesday on the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, cementing his victory in a special election a year ago for the District 7 seat.
Tuesday, November 06, 2018
Voters returned Evelyn Ware-Jackson on Tuesday to the East Baton Rouge Parish School for a third time as she defeated challenger Cliff Lewis to represent District 5.
Dawn Collins was re-elected on Tuesday to a full term representing District 4 on the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, defeating her lone challenger, teacher Chrisdelin Kelly Lyles.
Jill Dyason, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board’s longest serving member, earned another four years in office Tuesday after voters in District 6 re-elected her to fifth and final term.
Voters in Livingston Parish on Tuesday rejected a permanent sales tax increase that would have paid for the placement of law enforcement officers at all public schools.
Monday, November 05, 2018
Despite concerns from state Superintendent of Education John White and others, Louisiana's top school board has approved a plan by LSU to overhaul the way teachers are trained for the classroom.
Sunday, November 04, 2018
A married couple is giving $10 million to the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, the largest donation in vet school history.
Saturday, November 03, 2018
Livingston Parish residents heading to the polls Tuesday will decide the fate of a new half-cent sales tax that Sheriff Jason Ard says would fund a law enforcement officer in every school.
Friday, November 02, 2018
Ten East Baton Rouge middle and high schools are likely to receive upgrades to their security systems thanks to a federal grant. A separate federal grant would fund a new threat alert system that students, parents and teachers district wide can us…
Thursday, November 01, 2018
East Baton Rouge Parish Schools Superintendent Warren Drake said Thursday he is looking for ways to trim $30 million to $40 million next school year from the school system’s general operations — cuts one board member said could "really be painful."
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Jahi Ayala learned about the computer skill of binary coding the other day and he’s eager to talk about it.
East and West Feliciana Parish public schools are closing Thursday, while five suburban Baton Rouge public school districts, as well as Tangipahoa Parish schools, have delayed their start of their school day Thursday morning amid concerns about ba…
One person was taken to a hospital Wednesday after a crash involving a school bus near Plank Road and Dawson Drive, according to a report from WBRZ.
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
A charter-school friendly group based in New York City is spending nearly twice as much as all the candidates combined who are seeking a seat on the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board.
A 7-year-old boy was left unattended on a school bus Tuesday morning after he fell asleep during the drive and woke up alone hours after the bus had completed its morning drop off.
Sunday, October 28, 2018
Ursula Clark-Holmes, who has three children attending public schools in Baton Rouge, is beset by so many student fees that she even offered to offset the charges by volunteering at the schools.
Thursday, October 25, 2018
The suspensions of Sigma Chi fraternity and Delta Delta Delta sorority at University of Louisiana at Lafayette may have involved hazing and possible underage drinking, KATC-TV is reporting.
After giving students a pass in the fall, Louisiana's largest university system will boost student charges this spring, to raise at least $9 million across campuses.
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
After East Baton Rouge school employees voted Tuesday night to walk out of work on Oct. 31, Schools Superintendent Warren Drake weighed in, insisting schools won't close that day and saying he thinks the bulks of employees will "do the right thing."
East Baton Rouge Parish school employees have postponed their Oct. 31 protest walkout after learning the industrial tax break requests they oppose are not on that day's agenda of the state board that grants those exemptions.
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Hundreds of East Baton Rouge school employees voted Tuesday night to walk out of work on Oct. 31. Instead of going to their schools, the employees plan to head downtown to the LaSalle Building to protest against industrial property tax exemptions.
Monday, October 22, 2018
Kendrall Webb rolled her wheelchair to the front of the room Monday morning and posed a question to a panel of leaders of Baton Rouge colleges and universities.
Saturday, October 20, 2018
In his early days as governor, John Bel Edwards laid down the law to a gathering of higher education pooh-bahs: He would brook no more bickering, “Not on my watch,” two of the participants in that conversation recalled.
When the state issues its annual report cards grading the quality of Louisiana public schools, alternative schools are often clustered at the bottom of the list.
Charter school skeptics on the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board managed to delay creating a new job to work with charter schools as well as analyze the performance of other, struggling Baton Rouge schools.
Friday, October 19, 2018
DENHAM SPRINGS — Sen. John Kennedy has developed a reputation for asking some sharp questions to federal judicial nominees. On Friday morning, he was the one facing interrogation from a room full of high school students.
Gov. John Bel Edwards waded into the bickering between higher education officials by reiterating that the Board of Regents have the authority to set and enforce admission standards for public four-year universities.
Thursday, October 18, 2018
The East Baton Rouge School Board unanimously went along Thursday night with Superintendent Warren Drake’s decision to promote longtime district administrator Gwynn Shamlin to replace Domoine Rutledge as the top attorney for the school system.
More than a year after Maxwell Gruver’s hazing-related death, LSU’s fraternities continue to rack up misconduct allegations leading to suspensions.
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
LSU students brought back a vulgar chant last weekend, and Baton Rouge high school students followed suit from the stands of a volleyball game.
While Gov. John Bel Edwards has proposed a $1,000 pay raise for public school teachers, early battle lines started forming Wednesday on whether the increase should be bigger and who it should include.
A $400,000 state contract with Teach for American won approval Wednesday morning by the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Louisiana slipped from 43rd to 45th nationally on a test of college readiness when the average composite score on the ACT dipped slightly, according to results released Wednesday.
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
East Baton Rouge Parish Superintendent Warren Drake has tapped longtime district administrator Gwynn Shamlin to replace Domoine Rutledge as the top attorney for the school system.
Monday, October 15, 2018
The Louisiana Department of Education lacks an effective process to investigate child care complaints, failed to quickly check on reports of providers operating illegally and sometimes neglected to issue enforcement actions when problems were foun…