Wilson board launches recruitment drive, urges hiring community development director
Cook-off Finale scheduled for next Monday evening. The event, which has been likened to TV's "Top Chef," is sponsored by Wilson's parents association.
Miller-McCoy leader urges two-year contract with TFA to beef up math, science instruction
After reviewing annual budget, board approves purchase of a used bus.
Talk the beat with Lens reporters at BrottWorks Design Studio on May 22
Reporters will talk to Lens members about how they do their work.
Plessy Community School assigned to former site of A.P. Tureaud Elementary on Pauger Street
The decision was received since the last board meeting. The school has room for a few more students in the coming year.
Choice Foundation vs. KIPP: Who will get to take over management of Dunbar Elementary?
Landry claims Hollygrove residents prefer Choice Foundation; BESE meets at Xavier to discuss the issue May 28.
Audio: Louisiana teachers to be judged more based on students’ performance on tests
A researcher says Louisiana's system for measuring teacher effectiveness is one of the best in the country.
Audio: Teachers prep for standardized tests to ensure they follow rules
An inside look at how teachers at Success Prep got ready.
Lawmakers shift construction funding to avoid running afoul of IRS rules on bonds
The state has sold bonds for construction projects, but in some cases hasn’t built them. That could run afoul of IRS rules meant to ensure that governments spend bond money rather than invest it. Lawmakers have shifted about $70 million in construction funding to deal with the problem.
City Council drops ordinance that would have made Newcomb Boulevard one-way
The street, recently reopened to traffic at one end, will remain two-way.
Execution of child-killer delayed six months after botched lethal injections elsewhere
The stay of execution is related to a delay in a trial on the constitutionality of the state’s lethal-injection method.
