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Why Louisiana public schools are losing so many students now | Education | nola.com
Traditional public schools in Louisiana are facing an enrollment crisis, with 90% of school systems losing students in 2025. Here’s what’s driving the steep...
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Hundreds of Jefferson teachers will get merit pay after all | Education | nola.com
Almost 1,000 Jefferson Parish teachers who say they were unexpectedly denied merit pay in December will now receive their stipends after the school board...
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Federal appeals court upholds Texas’ Ten Commandments law | Education | nola.com
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals called the Texas law constitutional. The court previously allowed a similar Louisiana law to take effect, but did not...
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Here’s James Gray’s future plan for Jefferson Parish Schools | Education | nola.com
After six years leading Louisiana’s largest school system, Gray has proven that he can steer the school system through choppy waters while improving student...
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LSU, other SEC schools offer joint college athletics class | Education | nola.com
LSU will offer a new class in partnership with other schools in the conference in the fall examining the future of college athletics.
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New Orleans school leaders pressure city over tax dispute | Education | nola.com
Charter school operators, excluded from negotiations, have united in opposition to the city’s proposed tax collection fees, funding studies to illustrate...
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Young artists take over Slidell's city gallery | Education | nola.com
Student artists from across St. Tammany Parish were joined by family and friends in the George Dunbar Gallery at the Slidell Cultural Center earlier this...
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OPSB defends financial practices after state rebuke | Education | nola.com
The New Orleans school system is under scrutiny by the state education official due to alleged repeated accounting miscalculations, but district leaders and...
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Expert: How to talk to children about community violence | Education | nola.com
Melissa Brymer emphasizes the importance of adults openly discussing community violence and natural disasters with children to help them process frightening...
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Leah Chase School adds students but falls short of target | Education | nola.com
Leah Chase School in New Orleans had mixed results in K-7 main round NCAP lottery, the enrollment process for NOLA Public Schools. Kindergarten was only half...
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Louisiana could require students to repay lost TOPS funds | Education | nola.com
The Louisiana Legislature is weighing a bill that would have students who lose their TOPS scholarship repay the state for their award.
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Bill could change special education hearings in La schools | Education | nola.com
Louisiana school systems would have to justify their accommodation decisions for students with disabilities under a bill that seeks to shift the burden of...
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NOLA high schools Frederick Douglass, JFK to merge next year | Education | nola.com
Two legacy New Orleans legacy high schools, John F. Kennedy High School and Frederick Douglass High School, will merge operations next school year at Kennedy’s...
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Opinion: LA should fully fund its education savings accounts | Quin Hillyer | nola.com
Parents matter. They, not the government, should control their children’s choices related to education. That simple insight should lead the Louisiana...
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