education

The program was approved by BESE board members today.

Dylan Chidick's parents didn't spend 500 thousand dollars bribing university officials to get him accepted. The New Jersey teen has received legitimate letters of acceptance from 17 colleges & universities...

The Avoyelles Parish School Board has opted to move to a four day school week by adding time to the school day.

The announcement was timed so that parents and students will have time to find other educational options for next year.

The Caddo DA isn't playing around with truancy.

An 11 year old college student?? This is like something out of "The Big Bang Theory." Unlike Sheldon Cooper, Baton Rouge's 11 year old Elijah Precciely is no fictional character...

The Governor thinks this new revenue should be applied to making our schools better.

I asked teachers to share their Amazon classroom wishlists on our KTDY Facebook page. Here are the teachers who have shared so far and their lists.

The Lafayette Parish School System has announced they are currently in need of more bus drivers. Here are the requirements and where to apply.

The goal is to start a kayak club to get kids on the water to show them new things, spark new interests, and also help with their education.

As the new school year is upon us, local superintendents are telling parents to brace for a drop in upcoming school letter grades for Louisiana's public schools.

As we all get ready to get beck to school after what I hope was a great Summer, we get some unfortunate news. Wallethub.com has released their study ranking the nation's public school systems, and Louisiana has come in second. That's second from the bottom of the list. Here's why...

Measuring human intelligence can be an iffy proposition. Critics argue IQ tests are inaccurate because of cultural, racial, and socio-economic bias. There's probably some merit to that, but they remain our best barometer...

Bob Dorough has passed away. You didn't know his name, but you knew his music!

Everything old is new again as researchers find that physical education also enhances academic education in elementary school students.

The bill gives teachers a wide leniency to teachers to “take all steps deemed necessary” to the bullying, including involving the police, and personally restraining the offending student.

Mrs. Wilson’s class at St. Genevieve School in Lafayette, LA are studying sound waves and how they are affected by different things in the environment in their Science class.

If you love someone with a brain injury or have one yourself and want to learn more about what happens after the doctors, nurses, and practitioners have done their job, this is the event for you.

Roadsnacks.com has apparently done the research and has compiled their list of the "10 Dumbest Cities In Louisiana". Don't shoot the messenger!

On behalf of everyone here at Townsquare Media, we'd like to congratulate all of our fine educators and salute the finalists and winners from last night's wonderful evening.