education

Under current rules, most of Louisiana's roughly 83,000 special education students get the same state aid regardless of their disability — generally 150 percent of what rank-and-file students get.

Education is "one of the most fundamental factors in terms of the overall quality of life," according to Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce President Jason El Koubi.

Tens of thousands of new veterans are expected to return to college or the workforce in the next several years as the military downsizes after wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and as the Pentagon budget is pared back.

The White House says Obama will spend the weekend in Key Largo, in the Florida Keys.

The Department of Education says the budget is about $15 million less than what the department expects will be needed to cover the increased student count next year.

El Koubi says business leaders are keeping a close eye on the school system because of its effects on their current and future employees.

The Advocate reports Roberts told the group he wasn't there to offer legal advice on the law but to share with them the framework of the law and its impact on existing laws.

U.S. students showed little improvement and failed to reach the top 20 in any of the three categories.

Louisiana Superintendent of Education John White today outlined his recommendations to slow down the Common Core curriculum's timeline.

We’d love to see even more schools participate in the program.

Panelists discuss the state of education in Lafayette and ways it can be improved.

EDIT 4:46 p.m. The Lafayette Parish School System released a statement on today's release of teacher evaluation data. The LPSS improved from a "C" to a "B' rating, also ranking No. 1 in the state for the greatest increase in number of students with college-ready ACT scores...

Douet was recommended for the principal's job at the Early College Academy, but the school board didn't vote for that action.

Some school superintendents say part of the reason teachers are leaving, they believe, are because of classroom changes including the new teacher evaluation system.

If you ask me, if there's anything that young people should be studying, nowadays, it's Computer Science.

Congratulations are in order for two 2013 Tuerlings High School graduates.

I am afraid teachers of this caliber are slowly going the way of the dinosaur. It is we the people that are allowing this to happen and we should be very ashamed.

Cole said, while teachers in general are not opposed to reform, "these bills are not backed up by experienced educators who have an idea of what the profession involves in the classroom."

It is a way for school officials to keep track of their students and it is troubling some parents.  The database cost around $100 million and was financed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.  It allows schools to track students, not only from their social security numbers, but also what they have done with homework, what hobbies they have, what they want to do in the future, etc...

Senator Rick Santorum joined 'Mornings With Ken and Bernie' today to discuss his upcoming appearance in Lafayette.  Santorum will be speaking at the Cajundome on Saturday March 9, 2013 at a benefit for John Paul the Great Academy in Lafayette...