education

Earlier this week we posted about the best public high schools in Acadiana. It's only fair that we highlight the best private high schools too.

A few days ago a website called Niche published their rankings and profiles for high schools nationwide. We combed through the results for public high schools in Louisiana and have the top schools for Acadiana.

The Acadiana High Academy of Business is holding a PoBoy sale to fund upcoming trips to Dallas, Seattle, and New York City.

The state's public school students increased average ACT scores for the 4th year in a row, from 19.1 in 2013 to 19.6 today.

If you've seen stories going around about how Louisiana has the worst education system in the nation, don't worry. They're nonsense. Here's why.

I'm biting down on my lower lip as I Write this. Being the son of two retired educators, it chaps my @$$ that thing have come to this...

We have some great universities in Louisiana. Most of us here are partial to UL for obvious reasons. Schools.com has just released what they say are the 5 best colleges in Louisiana, and the list may not look the way you might expect.

18,000 Louisiana children ages birth to five participate in the program.

High School Seniors are graduating all over Acadiana right now, and many are uncertain what the future of their education holds regarding Louisiana's TOPS program. Today, Louisiana's Education Committee will meet to discuss raising the GPA requirement for the program.

No matter what side of the issue that you choose to support somebody is going to be disappointed in the outcome.

One Change.org group called "Concerned Parents" has started an online petition to hopefully persuade the Lafayette Parish School Board to institute increased recess time for students.

The higher education board decided Friday to delete the proposed change from a set of recommendations.

UL Lafayette hopes to start a summer program for people who want to teach elementary French immersion classes.

Superintendent of Education John White proposes plans on how to improve public schools to comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Jefferson Parish middle school threw out 145 of its students' state standardized LEAP tests in the 2015-16 school year, the highest number of tests tossed at a single school. Those were among the findings of the state education department's annual testing irregularity report...

If you want a good education, these 20 cities are not where you want to live, according to our friends at The Street.

Louisiana and France will continue to partner on learning opportunities for students for at least another four years.

Which school kids are most vulnerable to bullying? Simple, the ones who eat lunch alone...

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette will divide $65,000 in financial assistance among 110 students affected by this year's historic flooding.

North Lewis Elementary in New Iberia is asking you to help them replace books lost during the flood in Denham Springs. Books Along the Teche bookstore has a list of needed books for Denham Springs Elementary, a school that was devasted during the floods in August...