After Louisiana lawmakers axed funds for early childhood care and education two years ago, advocates are fighting for more ...

The budget for Louisiana education is facing up to $250 million in possible cuts for the 2025-2026 school year in order to make up for the state government's deficit. These budget cuts will ...

Louisiana’s higher education system is grappling with potential budget cuts and declining enrollment, threatening recent successes in historic educational attainment rates. The president of the ...

A key fund that helps Louisiana families afford childcare is projected to run out of money within a few years. The Early Childhood Education Fund provides a dollar-for-dollar state match to local ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) announced more changes to state testing for young students Monday morning. Changes include cutting testing time in ...

The five-year study will focus on students in grades 1 and 2 who are reading below grade level and will serve about 4,500 ...

For years, John White was the face of Louisiana education policy. He served as Louisiana’s superintendent of education for eight years — one of the longest tenures of any state K-12 education leader ...

Federal funds now make up 44% of Louisiana’s education budget Statewide dependency on federal dollars has grown 233% since 2010 Pelican Institute warns of heavy compliance burdens and reduced ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - State and local education leaders gathered in Baton Rouge on Wednesday, Sept. 17, as they work to tackle one of Louisiana’s biggest challenges in education, truancy. Truancy ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Louisiana continues to make its way up the U.S. News & World Report Best States rankings. In the most recent ranking, the state came in 37th for Pre–K–12 education ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Louisiana plans to expand AI integration in classrooms and workforce development programs with the approval of a new committee. The item for an AI-focused new ...