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School leaders are hopeful federal funds can help them fill a major budget gap.
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An LSU law school professor has been removed from teaching classes for reportedly making political comments in the classroom, his attorney says.
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Most Louisianans no longer speak French, but many want their kids to learn. A new school down the bayou is teaching students to talk like their grandparents.
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A law that requires Louisiana’s public K-12 schools, colleges and universities to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom takes effect Wednesday, and the state’s top lawyer said Monday she will soon provide guidance to aid with compliance.
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Delores Taylor Arthur School for Young Men closed Friday, and its students are now frantically trying to find spots to finish out the school year. Parents say that the school’s mid-year closing was a tragedy that could have been foreseen – and prevented.
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Gabriela Biro surprised many poll watchers by handily winning a runoff election for the Orleans Parish School Board’s 2nd District over a well-endorsed opponent — Eric “Doc” Jones, who has worked in local education for decades.
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An all-boys high school in Gentilly will shutter at the end of the month, forcing about 100 students to change schools mid-year.
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Gabriela Biro will represent the district that includes Gentilly, New Orleans East and parts of the 9th Ward. She’s new to politics but had the backing of the local teachers union.
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The school is undergoing what its president calls “right-sizing” to close a $15 million deficit brought on by decades of declining enrollment.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School for Sci Tech, a public K-12 school, was the only New Orleans school up for renewal this year to not be automatically renewed.
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The New Orleans Career Center has one main goal: to connect local industries with highly trained young people to fill their open jobs.
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Employees allege a hostile work environment impedes investigations.