A week before the start of the school year, Jefferson Parish School Board members and district officials were still deciding what to do about cellphones.
As a new school year approaches for many New Orleans students, officials say a new state law has delayed the reactivation of school zone traffic cameras.
Gov. Jeff Landry has tapped a former for-profit charter school administrator to advise him on education, reflecting Landry’s focus on giving families alternatives to traditional public schools.
Louisiana’s top education official wants schools to crack down on misbehavior when students return, arguing that stricter discipline will restore order and promote learning.
