education

The Avoyelles Parish School Board has opted to move to a four day school week by adding time to the school day.

The announcement was timed so that parents and students will have time to find other educational options for next year.

Don't worry, this was all part of a brilliant plan to get kids interested in science and reading.

The Governor thinks this new revenue should be applied to making our schools better.

I asked teachers to share their Amazon classroom wishlists on our KTDY Facebook page. Here are the teachers who have shared so far and their lists.

The New York Times blows the lid off the alleged scheme.

The Lafayette Parish School System has announced they are currently in need of more bus drivers. Here are the requirements and where to apply.

As the new school year is upon us, local superintendents are telling parents to brace for a drop in upcoming school letter grades for Louisiana's public schools.

As we all get ready to get beck to school after what I hope was a great Summer, we get some unfortunate news. Wallethub.com has released their study ranking the nation's public school systems, and Louisiana has come in second. That's second from the bottom of the list. Here's why...

Everything old is new again as researchers find that physical education also enhances academic education in elementary school students.

The bill gives teachers a wide leniency to teachers to “take all steps deemed necessary” to the bullying, including involving the police, and personally restraining the offending student.

Mrs. Wilson’s class at St. Genevieve School in Lafayette, LA are studying sound waves and how they are affected by different things in the environment in their Science class.

Roadsnacks.com has apparently done the research and has compiled their list of the "10 Dumbest Cities In Louisiana". Don't shoot the messenger!

On behalf of everyone here at Townsquare Media, we'd like to congratulate all of our fine educators and salute the finalists and winners from last night's wonderful evening.

Earlier this week we posted about the best public high schools in Acadiana. It's only fair that we highlight the best private high schools too.

A few days ago a website called Niche published their rankings and profiles for high schools nationwide. We combed through the results for public high schools in Louisiana and have the top schools for Acadiana.

One Louisiana high school student won't have to worry about taking the ACT again to get a better score, because he made a 36. Yeah, that's the best score you can get.

A list put out that includes room and board, tuition, and cost of living has come out that shows us the most expensive colleges in every state. See where Louisiana falls.

The Lottery announced yesterday that they had their third best year ever with more than $454.8 million in revenue. As a result, more than $159.1 million was transferred to the state treasury for K-12 public education.

A recent study of America's 150 most populated metro areas ranked four Louisiana areas among the Least Educated in the nation. None were ranked Most Educated.