After years of working exclusively in New Orleans, KIPP, the prominent charter school network, is ready to expand to Louisiana’s capital city. The group is among 10 applicants seeking to launch charter schools in Baton Rouge in time for the 2020-2…
Four highly-paid administrators at LSU have resigned their posts after they failed to comply with a state law that requires them to register their vehicles here and get a Louisiana driver's license, officials said Friday.
LIVINGSTON — The parish schools superintendent is expected to introduce a proposal next week to give all school employees a 13th check worth $750, their first additional check in several years, a school board member confirmed Thursday night.
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After getting more specifics, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board agreed Thursday to give principals at 13 low-performing schools more say on who they hire and fire as well as more say in the length of their school days and school year.
The chairwoman of the state House Education Committee was at the White House on Thursday when President Donald Trump signed an executive order that he said is aimed at ensuring free speech on college campuses.
Educators at public and private schools from Lafayette, La., to Gainesville, Fla. can land up to $2,500 for classroom initiatives that foster student ingenuity and imagination via the “innovative use of technology,” through an annual grant program…
Carlee Bell’s braids bounced on her head as she moved, a purple bow as big and loud as her 4-year-old personality trying in vain to hold them in place.
Gov. John Bel Edwards said he's not ready to back up a call to oust LSU President F. King Alexander by the former chair of the state’s top policymakers for public higher education.
Four top officials of a state facility for children with developmental disabilities suspended during a State Police probe have been absolved of any wrongdoing and are back at work, officials said Wednesday.
Two school administrators and two college professors agreed Tuesday that strong bonds among adults and children are key to creating a school climate essential for excellent academic results.
The Pointe Coupee Parish School Board has narrowed down its finalists to replace Superintendent Kevin Lemoine when he retires in July.
A member of the faculty for the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine knowingly accepted over $400,000 in salary and benefits without doing the work over 38 months, Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera said Monday.
A newly released audit alleges top administrators at LSU Lab School started a private company so they could pick up additional money from an after-school program for students at the prominent Baton Rouge school, running afoul of university policy.
Nearly two years ago, Christopher Lowry ventured out on a rainy Wednesday night to attend the premiere of his original composition, “Little Suite for Strings.
The president of Louisiana's top school board accused the interim superintendent of the Special School District of running the schools through fear and said it would be a mistake if he gets the job permanently.
The Central school district is debating whether to keep its lone high school at its longtime home at 10200 Brookside Drive, or to build a new campus on a large tract of land that used to house the Greenwell Springs mental hospital.
The St. Helena Parish School District has been threatened with the suspension of federal funds after state educators were prevented from doing required inspections earlier this week, officials said Friday.
John Paul Funes, a fundraising maven and high society fixture until being accused of fraud in November, acted alone in diverting more than $810,000 of donations for his own use, according to an independent auditor looking into his questionable fin…
DENHAM SPRINGS — For more than two years, a flooded elementary school sat vacant here with a sign outside that read: "We will be back stronger than ever."
The former director of the Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired in Baton Rouge said Wednesday she was forced to resign her job Feb. 28 as part of what she called a needless overhaul of the school.
The Iberville Parish school system will be going ahead with a planned $325,000 renovation to its central office, although the project's approval wasn't without complications.
Louisiana's top school board Wednesday asked Gov. John Bel Edwards and the Legislature to provide $86 million for early childhood education.
CLINTON — East Feliciana Parish School Board members heard Tuesday that the school system saved more than $250,000 on utility costs during the first year of an energy-savings program made possible through a federally subsidized loan.
Amid controversy, the superintendent of the Special School District will be leaving his interim post on June 8, state Superintendent of Education John White said Tuesday.
After a rare pitch from Gov. John Bel Edwards, Louisiana's top school board Tuesday voted to request a $1,000 pay raise for public school teachers and a $39 million increase in state aid for public schools.
Leaders of a new group called Raise Up Teachers said Monday it plans to urge the Legislature to approve teacher pay hikes but more professional development and other improvements are also needed.
After a career of preparing seafood for adults at Baton Rouge restaurants, Lester Jones is testing his decades of kitchen know-how against arguably his toughest customers yet: schoolchildren.
Early childhood education gaining attention after study says early ed teachers average $8.95 an hour
Just ahead of the 2019 legislative session early childhood education issues are increasingly winning attention, including the news that those who teach and care for the youngest students are paid an average of $8.95 per hour.
The Southern University campus in Baton Rouge is closed Friday due to a power outage, the school announced on Twitter.
The principals at 13 low-performing schools in Baton Rouge could get more say next year when it comes to who they hire and fire as well as more say in the length of their school days and year.
LIVINGSTON — A new superintendent will be selected before the Easter holiday break, Livingston Parish School Board President Buddy Mincey said Thursday night.
Mike the Tiger is not a pet. Mike the Tiger is not a pet.
The Golden Band from Tigerland marched in the Zulu parade, accompanying the first LSU student to reign as the queen of Zulu.
Until a few months ago, Courtney Henderson was a full-time mom raising five children.
Pointe Coupee schools are improving test scores and lowering disciplinary infractions but are still struggling with losing a fifth of their teaching force annually, according to the most recent data from the school district’s five-year strategic plan.
Baton Rouge attorney Donald Hodge Jr. is suing the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, alleging it denied him his right to public comment on Jan. 17 when it cut him short as he urged members not to select Jill Dyason as the board's vice president.
After an almost one-year delay of the Louisiana bill that raises the age of criminal responsibility to 18, the first stage of the landmark law goes into effect Friday, but not without some apprehension across the state.
Dennis Llinas, director of the LSU Tiger Marching Band, will be leaving the university on June 30 to take the director of bands job at the University of Oregon.
State Superintendent of Education John White voted "no" Thursday on a resolution endorsing Gov. John Bel Edwards' public schools proposal, which includes $1,000 teacher pay raises.
Dennis Llinas, director of the LSU Tiger Marching Band, will be leaving the university on June 30 to take the director of bands job at the University of Oregon.
After the defense lawyer for a former LSU student accused in the hazing death of Max Gruver described Gruver in court filings as an out-of-control freshman who drank and smoked marijuana to excess, Gruver's parents have called the move "an old, ti…
The defense lawyer for a former LSU student accused in the 2017 alcohol-related hazing death of Max Gruver portrayed the fraternity pledge in court filings Tuesday as an out-of-control freshman who drank and smoked marijuana to excess — claims Gru…
For the second time in five years, the state Tuesday rolled out a plan to improve career and technical education for high school students.
Looking down on a river some call “The Big Muddy,” more than 100 girls from 13 schools started their day Monday trying to take the mud out of much smaller bodies of water: plastic water bottles.
After a lengthy debate, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board broke along racial lines as it approved a plan to shrink the number of alternative schools for students with academic or disciplinary problems.
State Superintendent of Education John White said Monday the most glaring failing of Gov. John Bel Edwards' budget plan is the lack of money to address a 3,300-family waiting list for early child care and education.
Fourth-graders in my kid’s school study slavery by running from classroom to classroom in a mock-up of the Underground Railroad, the series of secret trails and safe houses that helped spirit about 30,000 enslaved people from the South to freedom …
Students who are held back in eighth grade are more likely to commit a violent crime by the time they turn 25, according to a study of Louisiana students by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
State Police are investigating allegations of wrongdoing at the Louisiana Special Education Center in Alexandria, officials said Friday.
Activists from four different Louisiana education groups protested Thursday night outside the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board Office, accusing the school system of not complying with a new school accountability law.
The expulsion of the president of student government and the student voted “Mr. Lee High” was upheld Thursday in a unanimous decision by the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board.