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 ...

The Louisiana Department of Education has been awarded a $15 million grant to lead a multi-year study to enhance the impact ...

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 ...

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 Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education has approved policy changes to reduce the number of state ...

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 ...

A federal judge rejected an effort by two Christian schools to block Louisiana private pre-K new licensing rule, which they ...

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 ...

We read a lot of surveys that rank Louisiana near the bottom on measures we would prefer to be at the top. These days, Louisiana education is often leading in innovation and results. There are some ...

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 ...