Louisiana is making some progress in both attracting and holding on to teachers but there are still shortages. Deputy Superintendent of Teaching and Learning, Jenna Chaisson, says the Bayou State added nearly 18-hundred additional educators during the 2022-23 school year…
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Chaisson says the number of teachers of color also grew by two percent.

The Baker School System has approved a unique policy to reward juniors and seniors at Baker High School who are going to school, performing well in the classroom and have no discipline issues. Starting next school year, these students can have Friday off. Baker Superintendent J-T Stroder says since the pandemic, it’s been a challenge to get students to focus…
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The new incentive will got into effect this fall.

Baton Rouge Senator Cleo Fields would like to see every school bus in Louisiana have heating and air conditioning by August 1, 2025. Fields says it’s hard to learn after sweating on the ride to school…
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Jackson Parish Superintendent David Claxton, who is also the president of the Louisiana Association of School Superintendents, says many school districts are already transitioning to climate-controlled buses, but getting it all done by the 2025-26 school year might be difficult…
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The bill is awaiting a vote in Senate Finance.

Today the House Transportation Committee is expected to vote on a Senate approved bill that would prohibit the use of a hand-held cell phone while driving.