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WebAssess the Need kicking off 26th year in Livingston Parish
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (403+ words) LIVINGSTON PARISH — For the 26th year in a row, the Assess the Need program is supporting students in need in Livingston Parish. The program is run by Livingston Parish Assessor Jeff Taylor and his wife, Delia Taylor, to provide essential school…...
EBR Schools see strongest LEAP scores post-pandemic | Superintendent says this is just the beginning
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (471+ words) BATON ROUGE — The East Baton Rouge Parish School System is celebrating the district’s strongest post-pandemic LEAP results, with EBR Schools seeing improved student performance across every tested content area and improved or maintained results in 27 of 31 tested areas, the district…...
Anti-hazing law named in honor of SU student takes effect in August
2+ week, 3+ day ago (619+ words) BATON ROUGE — Caleb Wilson wanted to work at NASA. Instead, Louisiana now has a law named after him that aims to prevent others from dying the way he did — in a fraternity hazing ritual gone terribly wrong. The Caleb Wilson…...
Louisiana fire academy expands training capacity
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (188+ words) BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Fire and Emergency Training Academy (FETA) is expanding its training opportunities with a new four-story, live-fire training tower funded through a half-million dollar Federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant. The tower components, including interconnected steel shipping containers…...
Landry orders Dept. of Ed, BESE to find money for teacher raises
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (680+ words) BATON ROUGE — Saying that some school system superintendents make more money than he does, Gov. Jeff Landry signed an executive order Tuesday directing the state education department and the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) to find money for…...
Bill allows colleges to raise tuition up to 10 percent a year
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (538+ words) BATON ROUGE — Lawmakers approved a bill this session that will give colleges more control over increases to tuition and fees, but caps increases at 10 percent a year. Rep. Chris Turner, D- Ruston, said he sponsored House BIll 1084 because colleges cannot…...
Governor plans task force to examine public school funding
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (594+ words) BATON ROUGE — Calling the state constitution “obstructive,” Gov. Jeff Landry on Tuesday announced a plan to form a task force to deeply examine public school funding with an aim of creating permanent teacher pay raises. Landry said he worked with…...
Louisiana lawmakers weigh teacher pay cuts after Amendment 3 fails
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (548+ words) BATON ROUGE — Leaders in the Louisiana Legislature were reluctant Monday to come up with the $200 million needed to avoid a public school teacher pay cut after voters rejected a constitutional amendment tied to educator compensation over the weekend. Amendment 3, which…...
What's next after voters reject St. George School District
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (823+ words) ST. GEORGE — The organizers of the City of St. George have worked for about 15 years to create a separate public school district in the southeast part of East Baton Rouge Parish. They’ve gone to court repeatedly. They’ve gone to the…...
Louisiana voters reject proposed teacher pay raise plan
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (249+ words) BATON ROUGE — Louisiana voters rejected Amendment 3 Saturday, blocking a proposal that would have restructured several education trust funds in order to fund permanent pay raises for teachers and school support staff. The proposed constitutional amendment sought to use money from…...