Department of Education

LSU is ahead of the curve on compliance; other universities watching, waiting.

The department tracks student achievement, manages college financial aid and sends K-12 schools money to support students with disabilities and lower-income communities, among other things.

Public schools in Orleans parish have been steadily improving in the years since Hurricane Katrina, but lost ground this year — according to school…

The state Dept. of Education has been rolling out all sorts of tests results in the last few weeks – student test scores, teacher evaluations, and...

Louisiana’s Department of Education is hosting a series of regional meetings this month to talk about simplifying the state’s high school diploma options.

While departments across the state are seeing steep cuts, the Department of Education has been getting more than it needs, according to accusations

After saying last August that a public records request would be fulfilled, Louisiana's education department is again refusing to provide The Associated…

The News-Star newspaper in Monroe has sued the Louisiana Department of Education over a denied Freedom of Information request.The News-Star reports that…

Education officials say the number of public schools facing state sanctions rose by 33 percent this year amid tougher state standards.Barry Landry, a…

Taxpayer dollars in Louisiana's new voucher program will be paying to send children to schools that teach creationism and question evolution, challenging…