Education

Photos: Zion Williamson and his foundation donate over $200,000 to Jefferson Parish Schools

BY CHRIS GRANGER | Staff photographer
3 hrs ago

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More leadership changes announced at St. Tammany schools

BY ANDREW CANULETTE | Staff writer
13 hrs ago

St. Tammany Parish Public Schools Superintendent Frank Jabbia introduced a host of new administrators to the School Board on June 8, including eight new assistant principals and a key leader f…

Washington Elementary might not get bulldozed under Jefferson Parish school plan, board says

By MARIE FAZIO | Staff writer
Jun 8, 2023

Jefferson Parish School Board members have been talking with an unnamed municipal entity about possibly taking over Washington Elementary School, one of the schools that the district slated fo…

Photos: Friends and family share memories at funeral of Ben Franklin student struck and killed by bus

BY CHRIS GRANGER | Staff photographer
Jun 7, 2023

Read more: Ben Franklin student killed by bus in City Park remembered for kindness, LGBTQ activism

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All New Orleans public school students will have access to mental health care under this $10M plan

BY SOPHIE KASAKOVE | Staff writer
Jun 7, 2023

A multimillion dollar investment in youth mental health programs will give every public school student in New Orleans access to care beginning in the coming school year, school officials and p…

Funeral for Ben Franklin student killed in bus accident to be live-streamed Wednesday

BY MISSY WILKINSON | Staff writer
Jun 6, 2023

A gifted dancer and performer, fearless LGBTQ activist and deeply engaged Jewish youth leader, Belle Adelman-Cannon, 17, lived a life that brought people from disparate communities together—an…

Here’s how much ExxonMobil is donating to LSU for carbon capture research, workforce programs

BY ROBERT STEWART | Staff writer
Jun 6, 2023

ExxonMobil is donating $2 million to LSU to support carbon capture research, student scholarships and workforce development programs, the company and university announced Tuesday.

Ben Franklin student killed by bus in City Park remembered for kindness, LGBTQ activism

BY MISSY WILKINSON | Staff writer
Jun 5, 2023

At 17, Belle Adelman-Cannon could speak fluent French — plus German, Hebrew and Chinese — and sew their own clothes. They lobbied the state Legislature on behalf of LGBTQ youth and could ride …

This low-key West Bank military school is embarking on a $50 million expansion

BY ANTHONY MCAULEY | Staff writer
Jun 4, 2023

Public charter school touts structure, discipline, requires Junior ROTC

As Louisiana moves to ban universities promoting sports betting, LSU deal with Caesars ends

BY JAMES WILKINS | Staff writer
Updated Jun 2, 2023

After the legislature passed a bill banning all Louisiana colleges from promoting sports betting, LSU is ending its seven-figure deal with Caesars Sportsbook, a spokesman said.

John Boudreaux named principal at Covington High, $35 million in bonds to be sold

BY ANDREW CANULETTE | Staff writer
Jun 2, 2023

Longtime Covington High teacher and administrator Johnny Boudreaux was named principal of his alma mater on June 1, and a joyful crowd at St. Tammany Parish School Board’s Committee as a Whole…

'Don't Say Gay' bill, ban on using some pronouns in schools advance to Louisiana Senate

By JAMES FINN | Staff writer
Jun 1, 2023

Talking about sexuality and gender identity in Louisiana public schools could soon be illegal under a pair of bills that advanced Thursday to the full state Senate, part of a nationwide rise i…

Gretna student is finalist in Doodle for Google competition

By Lily Cummings | WWL-TV
Jun 1, 2023

When you visit Google.com, you're greeted with the iconic red, blue, yellow and green letters that spell 'Google.'

Louisiana university leaders blast 'racist' inquiry into diversity, inclusion programs

By JAMES FINN | Staff writer
May 31, 2023

Top Louisiana university officials on Wednesday decried an effort to have schools report to state education leaders and lawmakers about how diversity, equity and inclusion programs work on col…

That potential deal to upgrade Audubon's Uptown tennis courts? It's now off. Here's why.

By STEPHANIE RIEGEL | Staff writer
May 30, 2023

Nearly two years after the Audubon Nature Institute and Tulane University began exploring a partnership to renovate the Audubon Tennis Courts — a move that would have given the Green Wave a ne…

The last days of Grace King High School, a Jefferson Parish institution with famous alumni

By MARIE FAZIO | Staff writer
May 29, 2023

Ellen DeGeneres, Sal Khan among Metairie school's successful students

New Orleans officials say they've turned off school-zone speed cameras for the summer

BY GORDON RUSSELL | Staff writer
Updated May 27, 2023

Until school resumes in late summer, New Orleans officials have shut off the dozens of speed cameras in school zones, Mayor LaToya Cantrell's administration said Friday.

Parents outraged after principal questions whether son's braided hairstyle means he is a gangster

By JONI HESS | Staff writer
May 25, 2023

The parents of a 7th grade student at Calvary Baptist private school in Slidell said they were dumbfounded last week when their son's decision to wear a braided hairstyle was met with question…

Bogalusa school board approves four-day week for next school year

By MIKE MCDANIEL | WWL-TV
May 25, 2023

All four school days will be extended by 53 minutes.

Photos: New Orleans student with perfect attendance wins a perfectly new car

BY CHRIS GRANGER | Staff photographer
May 23, 2023

Read more: Perfect! Willow School student wins new car in annual perfect attendance drawing

Perfect! Willow School student wins new car in annual perfect attendance drawing

By MARIE FAZIO | Staff writer
May 23, 2023

The 28 recent high school graduates with perfect attendance records gathered in the Toyota of New Orleans showroom and waited with bated breath.

Audubon and Tulane seeking to partner on renovation of Audubon Tennis Courts

By STEPHANIE RIEGEL | Staff writer
May 22, 2023

Nearly two years after the Audubon Nature Institute and Tulane University began exploring a partnership to renovate the Audubon Tennis Courts, the two sides are working to hash out a deal that…

A lifelong Baton Rouge resident is getting her sixth LSU degree — the one Joe Burrow got

BY JAMES WILKINS | Staff writer
Updated May 20, 2023

For thousands of LSU students, graduation this weekend will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

'Mississippi miracle': Kids' reading scores have soared in Gulf South states

BY SHARON LURYE | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
May 17, 2023

It's a cliché that Kymyona Burk heard a little too often: "Thank God for Mississippi."

Photos: Delgado Community College, celebrating 102 years, holds its Spring 2023 Commencement

BY CHRIS GRANGER | Staff photographer
May 16, 2023

Tulane University looks into leasing streets near Uptown campus from city

By STEPHANIE RIEGEL | Staff writer
May 15, 2023

As it continues to expand its footprint in New Orleans, Tulane University is exploring the possibility of taking over four, one-block sections of city streets immediately adjacent to its Uptow…

School Board will vote to rename Mandeville Middle School for former superintendent

BY ANDREW CANULETTE | Staff writer
May 15, 2023

Gayle Sloan’s fingerprints were on Mandeville Middle School when it opened its doors in 1987, and her impact remains today with a handful of her former students and teachers currently among th…

A new college is building a football program in south Louisiana, and they've hired a coach

By EVAN HALE | Contributing writer
Updated May 17, 2023

CROWLEY — John Melvin University became the latest college campus to make Louisiana its home in 2021, and it's now starting to build its first football team.