education

Chris Dier, a history teacher at Benjamin Franklin High School, first sued the state over the law in 2024, before it took effect.

Research shows that many children don’t read enough and are behind when they return to school. One way to encourage more reading, experts say, is to let them read what they want.

InspireNOLA, one of the city’s largest charter operators, hosted the “Inspire the City” event for its students on Friday at the Mahalia Jackson Theater.

The agreement was announced Thursday on the first day of classes for Bossier Parish Schools near Shreveport.

Nearly everything costs more this summer, from groceries to gas. But families still need childcare or just want to send their kids to camp.

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a decades-old desegregation mandate for the Concordia Parish School Board. The school system has been a focal point in the Trump administration’s attempt to end legal cases dating back to the Civil Rights era.

A high school in the Bywater focused on coastal restoration and sustainability is set to close this summer. It leaves a unique legacy.

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

Schools across the New Orleans metro area will be closed Monday (Jan. 26) as a strong cold front moves through the region Sunday. See a list of other closures.

Darwin was one of more than 5,200 students in Jefferson Parish who missed school after federal agents arrived in New Orleans on Dec. 3.