The department announced on Tuesday, December 16, that it had been awarded a grant to lead a multi-year study to enhance the impact of high-dosage tutoring for students in Louisiana and across the ...

President Trump and Education Secretary Linda McMahon have spent the first year of the second Trump administration working hard to fulfill his campaign promise to close the Education Department. From ...

The Lafayette Parish School System announced its 2026 Students of the Year, who will represent the district in the annual competition. The three students — a fifth, eighth and 12th grader —have ...

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A Louisiana state task force is recommending that lawmakers avoid tying school funding to student attendance, arguing that doing so could inadvertently punish schools that need resources the most. The ...

Louisiana education officials plan to use nearly $6 million in federal grants to expand tutoring and AI tools in public schools, according to records provided to The Center Square. Around $1 million ...

Many Louisiana Medicaid recipients may need to find new doctors as the state moves to end its MCO contract with UnitedHealthcare. More than 330,000 people enrolled in the plan will be required to ...

Louisiana has halted a contract with United Healthcare to provide Medicaid coverage for roughly 333,000 people in Louisiana, less than a month before next year’s agreement was set to take effect.

It’s that time of the year when PBS News Hour invites two of our regular literary critics, Ann Patchett and Maureen Corrigan, to highlight their favorite books of the year. Jeffrey Brown picks up the ...

LOUISIANA (KTAL/KMSS) — The Louisiana Department of Education has received a $15 million grant to improve literacy. The department announced on Tuesday, December 16, that it had been awarded a grant ...