-
COVID-19 cases soared at New Orleans Public Schools during the first week of instruction in 2022, mirroring the skyrocketing cases across the city and the state, while some East Baton Rouge Parish schools pivot to virtual learning in January.
-
New Orleans public schools officials have warned that the district may face multiple years of deficits due to COVID-19. But despite fears for the future...
-
Louisiana Superintendent of Education John White responds to a lawsuit which sought to remove him.A member of the BESE board is calling for a vote on…
-
As House members continue to dither over how to – or even if to – move ahead with comprehensive tax reform, the Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs…
-
Former Assistant U.S. Education Secretary under President George H. W. Bush, Diane Ravitch joins us as our first guest of the week to talk with Jim about…
-
About 200 teachers from 42 schools in the East Baton Rouge Parish district have signed up for workshops this summer to learn how to start chess clubs and…
-
The state's top school board has dropped plans to do away with requirements for counselors and librarians at public schools.The Dept. of Education had…
-
Federal funds dedicated to the turnaround of struggling Louisiana public schools have been repurposed.The state Department of Education is using $5…
-
Jim talks with actor Jamie Wax, upon his return to Baton Rouge for 20th anniversary performances of "a Gift For Lyman Bourke" at the Baton Rouge Little…
-
LSU alumni Lod Cook and Charlie Roberts discuss matters on interest to the Old War Skule, and Lod's involvement with a possible breakthrough in…