Elevation is the solution
Racial reconciliation requires removing the roadblocks our nation put in front of African Americans.
Racial reconciliation requires removing the roadblocks our nation put in front of African Americans.
The board’s February meeting was conducted haphazardly and may have resulted in votes cast improperly.
If adopted, board members could be removed by the local agencies that appointed them at any time, for any reason.
Louisiana was one of 21 states where AP and Stanford amassed sufficient data. Its 19,000-plus missing kids represent 2.4% of the state’s school-age population of nearly 800,000 children, the highest percentage among the 21 states measured.
Source: The Advocate
His “Protecting Innocence” report includes excerpts from several books Landry singled out after a months-long investigation into public libraries.
Such a long-term investment into early childhood care and education in New Orleans is unprecedented and could serve as a model for the rest of the country, advocates say.
Source: Verite
Lafayette schools got improved marks on their 2022 report card. None of the district’s schools regressed by letter grade since 2019.
State law now requires public schools to offer voter registration on campus, but prohibits political groups. Lafayette school officials want the secretary of state to weigh in on who is, and who isn’t, partisan.
The unprecedented maneuver by Biden should reach over 43 million borrowers and even wipe out loan repayments for some. Are you eligible?
[Jim] Henderson, who oversees nine different higher education campuses in the UL system, said he doesn’t expect any major changes to the tenure system.
Source: Louisiana Illuminator
Before the New York Times made it infamous, the Breaux Bridge ‘miracle school’ was a beacon. A new documentary, filmed as a scandal broke, puts T.M. Landry’s students in focus.
Here is a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils.
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