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  • Scheduling conflict at Caddo Magnet High

    November 17, 2009

     A scheduling conflict of sorts is brewing before the Caddo Parish School Board.  School system administrators are considering moving all high schools to a "block" schedule, which would mean more class periods each school year. The school day isn't extended, so students spend about 20 percent less time in each... more »
  • W.T. Lewis celebrates four-star status

    November 17, 2009

    A Bossier City school is having a big celebration today. W.T. Lewis Elementary is having a Four-Star School Celebration beginning at 1:30 this afternoon.  The event will being held in the school gymnasium commemorates the schools four-star status earned by their school performance score, as rated by the Louisiana Department... more »
  • Veteran college administrator named next Grambling president

    November 16, 2009

       FFrank Pogue, a higher education consultant and the interim president at Chicago State University, was selected today as the interim president of Grambling State University.   Pogue has been in higher education around the country for 47 years, including 27 years in administrative positions.   He will succeed Horace... more »
  • One School at a Time Blanchard Elementary Play Video

    November 15, 2009

    Some students at Blanchard Elementary may be future scientists and mathematicians, and with the help of One School At A TIme they may be reaching their dreams even faster. Students at the school are limited when it comes to getting hands on math and science lessons. "Right now, if we're... more »
  • Atlanta, Texas voters asked to approve new middle school Play Video

    October 23, 2009

      Voters in Atlanta, Texas, are being asked to approve a bond issue that would pay for construction of a new middle school.   In addition to a new building for Atlanta Middle School, the proposed construction project would include renovation of the current West Building at the campus.  ... more »
  • National teachers union alleges mistreatment of Filipino teachers Play Video

    October 22, 2009

      A national teachers' union said today it has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Labor over the treatment of teachers recruited in the Philippines to work in Louisiana school systems, including Caddo Parish.    The complaint by the American Federation of Teachers follows similar complaints that the... more »
  • A new kind of homework in Atlanta, Texas

    October 21, 2009

     Teachers used to assign a chapter to read in a book as homework.   At Atlanta, Texas, Independent School District, teachers still make those assignments -- but now they're going to be on a laptop computer, not a textbook.      It's a new way of learning for seventh through 12th... more »
  • Grambling president to resign

    October 21, 2009

     Grambling State University president Horace Judson announced today he is resigning, citing family reasons. Judson has been the target of complaints from students upset about the six-figure fence erected around the president's house while classrooms and dorms needed improvements. Students, who had circulated a recall petition, also said he... more »
  • Caddo School Board wants more oversight in hiring of foreign teachers

    October 20, 2009

    Caddo Parish School Board members today called for more oversight in the use of recruiting companies to help find foreign teachers to work here.  They were expected to approve that in a meeting today.  Board members said they did not know in advance that school system administrators had gone to... more »
  • Teacher in trouble after tying disruptive student to desk Play Video

    October 19, 2009

      A Caddo Parish middle school teacher has been placed on leave with pay after tying a disruptive student to a chair with an extension cord.   Ridgewood Middle School sixth-grader Lloyd Hampton admits he got out of his seat several times to find his notebook during math class last... more »

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