Over 1,000 Louisiana kindergarten students were suspended last year. An educational advisory council hopes to create a way to help students behave better and to help teachers maintain control of their classes.
Gov-Elect John Bel Edwards appointed three members to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education but his new appointees have not announced that they will indeed vote to oust Superintendent of Education John White.
A 10-million dollar shot in the arm has been approved by the BESE Board to help fund more daycare opportunities for children of working parents in the state.