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Journalist Sarah Carr spent a year chronicling the lives of a skeptical teenager, a fresh-faced teacher, and a veteran principal in three separate charter…
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Applications for vouchers are available for the upcoming school year. The statewide program is continuing into its second year.A district court judge…
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Compass -- the evaluation system being rolled out in public schools across the state -- has raised the stakes. Teachers who don’t score highly effective…
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State Superintendent of Education John White is advocating refinements to “Compass” – the program created by 2010 legislation to reform how public school…
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A state judge has upheld legislation tying teachers’ pay and tenure to their performance in the classroom. Gov. Bobby Jindal pushed for the changes as…
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Follow WRKF on Twitter for real-time updates. Last spring at the capitol, thousands of public school teachers rallied against the bill that would tie…
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Another major part of Governor Bobby Jindal's education reform package faces a court challenge Monday in Baton Rouge.Louisiana Federation of Teachers…
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A lot of different ideas are being tried out to improve schools in north Baton Rouge. The civic group Better Baton Rouge brought together some of the…
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The state school board has authorized 45 organizations to offer courses to public school students starting next year. Most of the courses would be taught…
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Gov. Bobby Jindal plans to appeal a court ruling against his school voucher program. Teachers unions and local school boards filed suit to stop them.About…