Posted 8:01 PM 5/23/2013 by Chris Welty
Some Mamou Elementary parents want answers about failing scores on the LEAP test.
Administrators say, during testing week, a teacher showed review videos that were potentially too similar to questions on the actual test. The school reported that to the state, which decided the students may (More)...
Posted 10:49 AM 5/23/2013 by Tina Macias
State and district standardized test results show mixed results for Acadiana students, according to data released today by the Louisiana Department of Education.
Students from five Acadiana parishes -- Vermilion, Evangeline, Iberia, Acadia and St. Martin parishes -- showed improvement from (More)...
Posted 9:04 PM 5/21/2013 by Tina Macias
It is likely that fewer teachers and assistant principals will serve Lafayette schools next year and the majority of the turnaround plan's year 2 programs will be postponed, but the Lafayette Parish School System still faces a $4.1 million shortfall.
It still is unclear how that (More)...
Posted 10:33 AM 5/20/2013 by KATC(PHOTO COURTESY: MGN ONLINE)
Goodlettsville, Tenn. - Today, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation announced the award of $7000 to Volunteer Instructors Teaching Adults, Inc. and $7500 to Louisiana Technical College District IV Foundation in Lafayette to support literacy programs. "At Dollar General, we are (More)...
Posted 8:41 PM 5/17/2013 by katc
At the end of each regular semester, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette recognizes those students named to the President's List and the Dean's List. Eligible students must be enrolled fulltime.
To be included on the Dean's List, students must earn a 3.5 GPA or better and to be (More)...
Posted 7:39 PM 5/16/2013 by Chris Welty
Police are investigating an alleged assault at a St. Landry Parish school.
A substitute teacher at Krotz Springs Elementary is accused of throwing the top of a desk across the classroom and flipping a student out of his seat.
Both the school board and the police department wouldn't (More)...