John White

Governor John Bel Edwards will begin his second term searching for a new leader for the state's education policy.

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.

State Superintendent: "As a state we’re moving towards greater graduation rates and higher levels of education."

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

Superintendent John White says the distribution of school and district letter grade ratings has improved.

As we come to the end of July, the next school year is right around the corner. State Superintendent of Education John White joined Rob Kirkpatrick and Bernadette Lee to talk about the excitement of starting another school year.

The series of forums begins tomorrow in Lafayette and will conclude next Tuesday in New Orleans.

The State Department of Education has issued report cards for Louisiana Schools. How well did the school your child attends do? We have that report card waiting for you to see.

State Superintendent of Education John White receives high marks in his end of the school year evaluation.

State Education Superintendent John White says for the class of 2013, 74 percent graduated in four years — a 12 percentage point increase from 2001.

Will the La. Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) seek legal action against La. Governor Bobby Jindal's attempt to remove the Common Core education standards out of the Pelican State?

Supporters of an elected superintendent took specific aim at the current superintendent, John White, who was hired by BESE after Jindal hand-picked him for the job.

LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL) — A panel of education representatives met in Lafayette this week to discuss Act 1, the disputed legislation twice declared unconstitutional that makes changes in teacher tenure laws, salary schedules and personnel decisions.

56% of respondents want a new Senator.

Louisiana won't apply for $44 million in federal grant money available to the state for early childhood education programs.

Opponents of tougher classroom standards called Common Core plan to rally at the state Department of Education on Saturday at 10 a.m. But State Superintendent of Education John White and other backers of Common Core contend the new rules will add needed rigor to courses and make students more competitive with their peers worldwide.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A college student from Baton Rouge has filed a public records lawsuit against Superintendent of Education John White.

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...

Louisiana's Board of Elementary and Secondary Education has voted to hold off on a decision to possibly get rid of mandates that are required of Louisiana's local school districts. Louisiana's Superintendent of Education, John White, has been looking for a way to cut down on the amount of red tape and outdated regulations that all schools in the state must follow...

Pre-kindergarten education and readiness is becoming a priority in Louisiana.