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New Orleans’ first direct-run school in nearly two decades cleared an important hurdle this week: Enrolling enough students.
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East Baton Rouge Parish has a new superintendent. LaMont Cole, a metro councilman and longtime educator, will take over the school district’s top job.
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If the plan succeeds, it would exacerbate segregation and be a serious financial blow to Baton Rouge’s already struggling schools.
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Supporters of the change, including Louisiana State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley, say the old system set a low bar for students and lacks transparency.
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A wealthy Baton Rouge neighborhood has become its own city in order to try to create a new school district. Some residents call the move modern day segregation.
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Lawmakers are adding back some of the money for public school teacher stipends next year as well as funding for early childhood education programs.
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Lawmakers in the Senate voted 28-7 to give final approval to a bill banning classroom discussion of sexual orientation in all public school classrooms.
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A recent study from the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children found nearly one-third of people who work with children under 5 years old are considering quitting their jobs.
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Community groups in St. John the Baptist Parish partnered with an eco-friendly business to encourage students to pursue environmentally sustainable careers.
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The heavily amended bill passed largely along party lines, with four Republicans joining Democrats to oppose it.
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A bill requiring all public school classrooms in Louisiana to display the Ten Commandments is likely to become law after lawmakers in the Senate voted 30-8 to approve the bill.
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A bill that prohibits classroom discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity heads next to the Senate floor.