Significant changes are happening at the University of New Orleans as the school prepares to move into the LSU System. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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The House Appropriations Committee has a approved a budget for next fiscal year. Joe Gallinaro reports spending on education initiatives is a major priority…
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New English language arts standards have been approved for public schools to further reinforce the fundamentals of reading and writing. Colleen Crain has the story…
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A lot is happening behind the scenes at the University of New Orleans is preparing to move from the University of Louisiana System to the LSU System. One major change is the name of the school. University president Kathy Johnson says starting July 1st, UNO will be known as LSU New Orleans…
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The school is eliminating nine degree programs, five undergraduate programs, and four graduate programs. But Johnson says less than two percent of students will be affected, and faculty members will move to other programs.
But Johnson says the changes are intended to strengthen academic opportunity, not reduce them…
Cut 5 (09) “…get jobs.”
Johnson says some of the new programs under development include engineering management, hospitality and tourism, data science, and healthcare management.
She says one of the advantages of joining the LSU system is that it will expand the number and types of courses UNO can offer online…
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The House Appropriations Committee has approved an operating budget of 47 billion dollars for next fiscal year. Even though it’s a standstill budget, areas of state government will see an increase in funding. House Appropriations Chairman Jack McFarland says they are pouring more dollars into public schools…
Cut 7 (08) “…need to.”
There’s also a proposed increase in funding for K-through-12 public school tutoring services.
An additional 50-million dollars from the state general fund is also going to economic development projects. McFarland says it’s part of an effort to grow the state’s economy….
Cut 8 (12) “…community colleges.”
House legislative leadership is also going along with Governor Landry’s request to double the funding for the Louisiana Gator Scholarship program, from 44 million dollars to nearly 88-million dollars. McFarland says there is a desire for expanded school choice…
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Senate President Cameron Henry does not support increasing the funding for LA Gator. He’s concerned the voucher program that would help families pay for private school tuition and other educational expenses will become too costly. The budget bill will be discussed on the House floor on Thursday and then it goes to the Senate for its consideration.
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The Louisiana Department of Education says it’s strengthening English language arts in public schools to reinforce skills essential to help students read, write and communicate. State Education Superintendent Cade Brumley says the updated standards place a stronger emphasis on the science of reading so that students are confident, independent readers…
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Brumley says students will continue to develop handwriting skills, including cursive, as part of a complete approach to literacy…
Cut 11 (07) “…important step.”
Brumley points out that many of the founding documents of our country are written in cursive.
He says another major focus of the updated English standards is grammar. Brumley says the standards reinforce progression in grammar, usage, and writing so students can communicate clearly in academic, professional and everyday settings…
Cut 12 (05) “…positive results.”
The revised standards will take effect in the 2027-28 school year. It’s the first time they’ve been updated since the 2015-16 school year.
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The document that finalized the Louisiana Purchase will be on display at the old State Capitol in Baton Rouge starting today. Secretary of State Nancy Landry says this remarkable piece of history is on loan from the National Archives in Washington D-C as part of America’s 250th anniversary celebration…
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Landry says the document is available for the public to see through July 11th in an exhibit called “Bought for a Song”….
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To make an appointment go to louisianaoldstatecapitol.org.
The Louisiana Purchase resulted in the United States acquiring 828-thousand square miles of land from France in 1803, doubling the nation’s size for about three-cents an acre. The transaction is often described as “Bought for Song.”
Napoleon Bonaparte was the military dictator of France at the time and Landry says you can see his signature on this critical piece of American and Louisiana history…
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Louisiana Tech baseball has now won six straight games after sweeping Middle Tennessee this past weekend. Just two weeks ago, the Bulldogs had lost eight straight, but head coach Lane Burroughs says he is proud of how his team has turned things around recently.
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Tech looks to make it seven straight tonight when it hosts Little Rock at 6 p.m.
Louisiana Tech only used seven pitchers out of the bullpen this weekend as the Bulldogs pen only gave up one run throughout the entire three-game series. Burroughs says he has plenty of options to choose from, which is a strength of the team.
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Senior wide receiver Jayce Brown was one of nine wide receivers who chose to take his talents to Baton Rouge. Brown, who is rated as the No. 26 wide receiver in the portal according to 247Sports, says his decision to transfer to LSU came down to several factors, including the success Lane Kiffin and Charlie Weis Jr. have had over the years.
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Brown said practices at LSU under Kiffin have been much more intense than what he was used to, but he believes it will pay off in the long run.
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After missing most of the 2024 season, Zion Williamson appeared in 62 games this year, averaging 21 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. Williamson still has two years remaining on his contract, and he says he has no intention of leaving New Orleans anytime soon.
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