education

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Public school students in Louisiana again have finished near the bottom nationally in reading and math in the latest update of the nation's report card.

Saturday, November 9th Lafayette High School's Piano Department is hosting a community wide garage sale. You can come and shop or you can sell your junk, either way it helps out some talented kids.

The Fall Break begins Friday, October 25, and lasts through Tuesday, October 29.

Board attorney Roger Hamilton advised the board to restart the entire process.

Jacqueline Fruge, who faces charges related to allegedly sexting a student, will be arraigned on November 14.

School system officials have completed their investigation into an incident at J.W. Faulk Elementary in which students were apparently glued to their desks.

A fourth-grade worksheet in Vermilion Parish that utilizes urban slang is under fire after an Eaton Park Elementary parent came forward with concerns.

St. Landry Parish School Board Member 51-year-old Quincy Richard Sr. of Opelousas has been convicted of taking bribes for his vote in favor of a former candidate for St. Landry Parish Superintendent.

School in Lafayette Parish begins a week from Wednesday, and you may or may not have all those school supplies ready. But there are many of those that need a little help in getting those school supplies in order to be ready for that first day.

Here's the information you need for the first day of school in your parish.

Buying textbooks can be a difficult, uncertain, expensive process, especially if you're an adult going back to school for the first time in a few years. To help you out, we've gathered some of the best ways to buy or access textbooks.

72-year-old St. Landry Parish School Board member John Miller of Opelousas has pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bribery in the case involving him, fellow board member 51-year-old Quincy Richard Sr. of Opelousas and former school board superintendent candidate Joseph Cassimere.

The board has already approved the $256 million general fund with salaries and teaching expenses on June 18th.

The vote to approve the measure came after discussion about salaries, instructional costs and possible spending to guard against getting rid of teaching positions.

I am afraid teachers of this caliber are slowly going the way of the dinosaur. It is we the people that are allowing this to happen and we should be very ashamed.

What starts out as a cute way to help kids learn to count turns out to be a life lesson for Mom and Dad. It is satire at it's finest.

An invention that could change education could be sitting in your hand or right next to you at this very moment. That invention? A smartphone and a new application called Quick Key. I am not an educator but I do have the privilege of calling many who do that for a living friends...

Earlier this week, five states announced plans to add a minimum of 300 extra hours to molding young minds in the classroom next year in hopes of strengthening the American student performance.

Can trying to solve math problems actually cause you physical pain? According to a new study, the answer is a resounding yes. Well, sort of.

When your kids go back to school, it’s almost like you go back to school, too. Teachers and childhood development professionals agree that when a child’s parents are involved in his education, he learns more and gets better grades. That means, you have just as big a responsibility in his schoolwork as he does.