The State Department of Education says they’ve collected nearly 30,000 comments on its online portal from people about possible changes to Common Core in Louisiana. Regina Sanford, the chairperson of the standards review committee, says these opinions were collected from July 8th through August 5th…

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Sanford says the first public hearing on possible Common Core revisions is set for August 19th.

Are Louisiana schools starting too early in the morning? According to a report by the Centers for Disease Control, early start times contribute to lack of sleep in teens, which negatively impacts their health and academic performance. Sleep expert, Dr. David Thomas of the Neuromedical Center, says this information is nothing new…

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Louisiana’s average school start time is 7:40AM, the earliest in the country.

It’s much cheaper for teens to stay on their parent’s car insurance, rather than going out on their own. According to InsuranceQuotes-dot-com, it costs 26 percent more for young adults to get their own car insurance policy in Louisiana than staying on their parent’s. Senior analyst Laura Adams says this number is eight percent higher than the national average.

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Adams says there are some advantages that mom and dad can pass on to their young driver, like having discounts because of multiple vehicles or good credit.