+12 Education Louisian public schools lost 60,000 students in a decade. Enrollment is still falling. By PATRICK WALL | Staff writer Apr 17, 2026 9 min to read Aprieonna Herbert trudged home from her school bus one recent sunny afternoon, then collapsed into bed.
Education Baton Rouge's 2022 school performance scores are in. See how your school fared. Staff report Nov 16, 2022 The ¶¶Òõh Department of Education released 2022 school performance scores and letter grades on Wednesday.
Education Lafayette's 2022 school performance scores are in. See how your school fared. Staff report Nov 16, 2022 The ¶¶Òõh Department of Education released 2022 school performance scores and letter grades on Wednesday.
News New rules for school bus companies in New Orleans win backing of City Council committee BY JESSICA WILLIAMS | jwilliams@theadvocate.com Jan 30, 2019 After weeks of negotiations with charter school leaders, a New Orleans City Council committee on Wednesday approved new rules for the private …
Legislature Handguns in schools? Bulletproof vests for students? ¶¶Òõh legislators gear up for safety debate BY WILL SENTELL | wsentell@theadvocate.com Mar 11, 2018 Last month's school shootings in Parkland, Fla. have triggered an outpouring of safety measures in the ¶¶Òõh Legislature, including contro…
Education Jefferson Parish schools to reopen, St. John Parish again closed Friday amid freezing temps, issues BY DELLA HASSELLE | dhasselle@theadvocate.com Jan 4, 2018 Public school students St. John the Baptist Parish will get another day off Friday thanks to freezing temperatures, with officials citing prob…
News New Orleans public high schoolers to get internships via $1.1 million agreement BY JESSICA WILLIAMS | jwilliams@theadvocate.com Dec 18, 2017 An initiative that provides internships for New Orleans public high school students is getting a notable boost from the city, which has commit…
+8 News See which New Orleans area school districts saw gains, declines in state scores BY JESSICA WILLIAMS | jwilliams@theadvocate.com Nov 7, 2017 Most public school districts in the New Orleans metropolitan area saw declines this year in their school performance scores, with those in Orl…
Education New Orleans' OneApp public school enrollment process opens this week; here's what you need to know BY JESSICA WILLIAMS | jwilliams@theadvocate.com Nov 2, 2017 New Orleans’ annual public school enrollment period opened this week, a process in which parents rank their top choices among dozens of indepe…
News Students in Grand Isle, Lafitte return to school Friday Advocate staff report Aug 31, 2017 Public school students will return to class Friday after having two days off because of the threat of heavy rains from Hurricane Harvey.