A substitute teacher for Caddo Parish Schools was arrested for allegedly triggering 5 false active shooter alerts at 5 different schools in the district, according to Sheriff Henry Whitehorn Sr.
Extreme heat is forcing Bossier Parish schools to adjust their back-to-school plans. With temperatures reaching triple digits, administrators are barring students from going outside during peak hours.
Children vaping continues to rise across the Ark-La-Tex, with local health officials and school administrators saying the problem has grown quite a bit over the past five years.
Students in the Texarkana Texas Independent School District returned to class Wednesday, including those at Parks Elementary, marking the first day of the 2026-27 school year.
Caddo Parish Schools recorded a 15% drop in truancy numbers last school year, and district leaders say they are focused on sustaining that trend as the new school year begins.
Preparing for a new college semester is notoriously stressful, but one local group is working to make sure Shreveport’s college students don’t have to carry the financial load alone.
Bossier Parish Schools will transport more than 12,000 students across 218 routes this school year using a fleet of 285 buses, but the district is still working to fill gaps in its substitute driver pool.
Bossier Parish’s newest teachers wrapped up their training with the Bossier W.I.N.S. event Monday, August 3, a work session led by guest speaker Iantha Ussin, an academic consultant.
Less than a month after retiring from the Texarkana Independent School District, Sherrie Penix has been appointed interim superintendent by the school board.
The superintendent of the Texarkana Independent School District is leaving for a new position in Virginia, the school district announced Monday, July 13.
Louisiana lawmakers approved Gov. Jeff Landry's plan to cut $168 million from the Minimum Foundation Program, using the savings to fund stipends for teachers and school support workers.
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced today that the State of Louisiana, the United States Department of Justice, and the Bossier Parish School Board have jointly asked the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana to enter final judgment ending federal court oversight of the Bossier Parish School District—dismissing a school desegregation case that has been pending since 1964.
The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) is celebrating significant gains in reading proficiency among students in grades kindergarten through third.
The DeSoto Parish School Board has approved a new salary package for the 2026-27 school year, including a 6.8% pay raise for full-time employees plus targeted incentives and salary schedule enhancements.
Education leaders across Louisiana are addressing the recent executive order from Governor Jeff Landry aimed at finding money for permanent teacher pay raises.
Texarkana Independent School District (TISD) will eliminate around 30 positions for the 2026-27 school year to compensate for a revenue shortage, according to school leaders.
Two teachers and a principal from northwest Louisiana have been named as finalists for the 2027 Louisiana Teacher of the Year and Principal of the Year awards.
Multiple substitute teachers in Caddo Parish were paid close to $25,000 total for time they did not work, according to the Louisiana Legislative Auditor.
The Louisiana Legislative Auditor has discovered a deficit of more than $5 million in Grambling State University’s Athletics Department, according to a report released Monday, May 11.
