Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Louisiana Dropout Rate Falls 31 Percent
Louisiana's high school dropout rate fell 31 percent from the 2008-09 school year to the 2009-10 year. [...]
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Harvard Study Calls for New Education Priorities
Harvard's Graduate School of Education releases "Pathways to Prosperity", a study which aims to have [...]
Read moreGov. Jindal’s Proposed Partnership Between Charter Schools and Business Elicits Positive Response
‘National School Choice Week’ Highlights Success Stories, Teachers Unions Remain Skeptical
Read moreTransfer Process for New Orleans Schools Approved
After 13 hours of stormy debate, Recovery School District schools may now petition for a new governing [...]
Read moreNew Approach to Education Spending Makes Inroads
Student-based budgeting could incentivize Louisiana schools to make better use of their dollars BATON [...]
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Emotions Run High Over Post-Katrina School Districting
Boisterous crowd debates future governance of New Orleans schools NEW ORLEANS – On Thursday night more [...]
Read moreEducation Leaders Stunned by “Race to the Top” Outcome
Louisiana’s “inexplicable” failure to make top 12 raises questions about Obama administration’s [...]
Read moreCommentary: Teachers’ Union Rhetoric Distorts Benefits of New Education Law
"The LTF is insinuating that [HB 1368] will allow BESE to make arbitrary policy decisions against the [...]
Read moreCommentary: LEAP Results Bolster Case for Charters; Will Legislature Follow Suit?
While State Superintendent of Education Paul Pastorek is forced to put a positive spin on the minute [...]
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