The state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education rejects a proposal to waive penalties against schools who have students that opt out from taking the Common Core exam on a 7-to-4 vote. Superintendent of Education John White says let’s wait and see what happens March 16th to the 20th when students take the standardized test…

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Before the vote, BESE members heard from frustrated parents and educators who are upset over the new academic standards and the tests tied to them. Bossier Parish school board member Bill Lott complained to BESE that he’s for higher standards but Common Core teaches children liberal messages…

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A zero score will be given for each student who doesn’t take the test, which could lower a school’s performance score. Critics say that’s unfair to the school and the child.

Louisiana College in Pineville has named Dr. Rick Brewer as its new president. Brewer will take office April 7th, leaving his role as Vice President of Student Affairs and Athletics at Charleston Southern University in South Carolina. Brewer, who was born in New Orleans, replaces interim president Dr. Argile Smith.

The Bossier Parish Sheriff’s office says the woman “Bossier Doe,” who was found murdered in January 1981, has finally been identified. Michelle Southern reports.

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