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America’s public schools Still unequal and unjust

America’s Public Schools: Still unequal and unjust by Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist Millions of children in America are denied the opportunity to receive a fair and high quali...More

FIFA Adviser Urges Publishing Kickb

FIFA Adviser Urges Publishing Kickbacks Docum

BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — FIFA's anti-corruption adviser called for swift publication on Friday of a Swiss court document revealing wh...More

Leslie Jones Named To Dean’s Post

Leslie Jones Named To Dean’s Post At Nichol

THIBODAUX, La. (AP) — Leslie Jones has been named dean of the College of Education at Nicholls State University. The Courier report...More

America’s public schools Still un

America’s public schools Still unequal and

America’s Public Schools: Still unequal and unjust by Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist Millions of children in America...More

Nicholls Picks Jones As Dean Of Edu

Nicholls Picks Jones As Dean Of Education

THIBODAUX, La. (AP) — Leslie Jones has been named dean of the College of Education at Nicholls State University. Jones had been ser...More

School For Alternative Programs Pro

School For Alternative Programs Proposed

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Superintendent Pat Cooper will ask the School Board next week to approve the Opportunity School for students enr...More

Honore To Address ULL Graduates

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Retired Lt. General Russel Honore will be the keynote speaker for the University of Louisiana-Lafayette spring c...More

Analysis: Education Revamp Hands Po

Analysis: Education Revamp Hands Power To Whi

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Fighting over the bills included in the governor's revamp of public education may be over, but the nuance of t...More

Board Passes Method To Evaluate Sup

Board Passes Method To Evaluate Superintenden

ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) — The Rapides Parish School Board has a new method for evaluating the performance of Superintendent Gary Jones. ...More

Neil Aspinwall New Chancellor At So

Neil Aspinwall New Chancellor At Sowela

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — The Louisiana Community and Technical College System Board of Supervisors says a Georgia college vice preside...More

E. Feliciana Picks New School Chief

CLINTON, La. (AP) — The East Feliciana Parish School Board has voted to name Henderson Lewis as the next superintendent of schools. ...More

Notes And Quotes From The Louisiana

Notes And Quotes From The Louisiana Legislatu

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Shreveport lawmaker's attempt to make public schools dismiss children at noon on days when the temperature i...More

Lawmakers Seek More Education About

Lawmakers Seek More Education About Refund Ca

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — JPMorgan Chase officials said Tuesday that they will do more to educate Louisiana residents receiving tax refu...More

Jindal Education Bills Headed To Se

Jindal Education Bills Headed To Senate Floor

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal's centerpiece education bills for the session are on track for a full Senate debate Wednesda...More

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