by Paul Christiansen | Jun 3, 2019 | News & Events
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s public school teachers will get $1,000 pay raises next year and districts will get $39 million more to spend on operations. The House gave final passage to the school financing plan with a 103-0 vote, ending a stalemate...
by Kristin | May 22, 2019 | News & Events
Nearly 5,000 More Graduates Enrolled in Two- and Four-Year Colleges in 2018 than in 2012 BATON ROUGE, LA—The Louisiana Department of Education, in partnership with the Louisiana Board of Regents, today announced a record 25,083 public high school graduates from the...
by Kristin | May 15, 2019 | News & Events
Graduation Rate, College and Career Credential Attainment, TOPS Eligibility Reach All-Time High BATON ROUGE, LA—More Louisiana students than ever before graduated from high school in four years in 2018, according to results released today by the state’s Department of...
by Kristin | Apr 17, 2019 | News & Events
BESE Approves 15 Additional Groups to Provide Summer Internships to High School Students BATON ROUGE, La. — The Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) voted today to expand the Jump Start Summers program, affording more than 3,000 high...
by Kristin | Apr 16, 2019 | News & Events
Funds Will Support Plans to Strengthen Daily Instruction, Expand Professional Development Opportunities, Improve Behavioral Intervention in 2019-2020 BATON ROUGE, LA—A committee of the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) today approved about $40...
by Paul Christiansen | Mar 12, 2019 | News & Events
March 12, 2019The Advocate, by Will SentellAfter 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.The proposal,...
