The Baltimore-based organization partnered with the budding hip-hop star to bring its social-emotional learning curriculum to a New Orleans high school.

Voters across Louisiana will decide this month whether to let the new City of St. George form its own school district.

Under the settlement, the city will lower sales tax collection fees and eliminate property tax collection fees, practices that district lawyers argued are illegal.

A bipartisan bill that would make it easier for parents in Louisiana to win special education disputes has the full backing of the House education committee.

A federal judge has ended more than a decade of special education monitoring in New Orleans, meant to address issues stemming from the city’s charter system.

Almost a dozen New Orleans charter schools are working together, led by the district, for the first time to better support students with special needs.

Most of the changes are to arts and education degrees, according to a press release. The university says less than 2% of students will be affected, and faculty members will be moved to other programs.

Three key proposals highlight a broader push to make careerpathways more flexible, accessible and in tune with workforce needs.

The bill, House Bill 636, is in direct response to the death of Southern University student Caleb Wilson.

Under the proposal, public schools would receive $147 per student — almost a 50% bump — to put toward specific expenses.