A task force Gov. Jeff Landry assembled is recommending that Louisiana’s colleges and universities join six other university ...

Teacher candidates from Louisiana Tech University, educators from A.E. Phillips Laboratory School, and literacy leaders from ...

A federal judge overseeing a 10-year-old legal agreement that requires intensive monitoring of special education in New Orleans has indicated he will end court oversight by the end of the year.

As the Supreme Court heard arguments in a racially charged Louisiana voting rights case last month, down on its ground floor a special exhibit was running a continual loop of commentary from Chief ...

In February, the district and state asked the court to end the monitoring, arguing they had fulfilled the terms of the settlement. The Southern Poverty Law Center, which represents parents in the ...

For 10 years now, a federal judge has overseen a consent decree designed to improve special-needs education in the Orleans ...

Elementary school students in Louisiana are showing improved reading skills, according to new data. The Louisiana Department ...

Louisiana's literacy efforts have resulted in a 3-point rise in reading proficiency among K-3 students, with the state now ranking 16th in the nation for fourth-grade reading and No. 1 in the U.S. for ...

The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) today released results from the beginning-of-year literacy screener for students in kindergarten through third grade. The 2025 data show continued ...

Louisiana K–3 students achieved a 50% reading proficiency rate on the fall 2025 literacy screener, a 3-point gain over last year. Third grade led gains with a 5-point increase, reflecting the state’s ...

A federal judge said oversight of New Orleans public school special education would likely end before the end of the year, ...

Louisiana ranked No. 4 in community return on investment. This speaks to the efficiency and effectiveness of our school ...