The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education will meet today and one of the items on the agenda is the question of what to do about Common Core Opt-Outs. BESE member Jane Smith seeks to delay consequences for schools who have students who opt out…

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Some families who oppose the education standards have said they won’t let their child take the PARCC test.

A report released this week by Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera suggests that Louisiana can increase revenues by increasing oyster lease rates. The audit report recommends almost tripling the lease rate, from $2 and acre to $5.20. Sal Sunseri is with P&J Oysters in New Orleans…

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Louisiana has the second lowest oyster lease rates among the top six states that produce Eastern Oysters.

Sleep experts have some tips for parents on ways to prepare their children for losing an hour of sleep this weekend as we spring forward. Mother of six, Laura Swartz with Healthy Happy Sleep says plan on keeping sleep patterns the same after the time has changed…

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Swartz says the rhythms of daily life will regulate your children’s new sleep schedule so give yourself permission to relax about this change since parents tend to over think the process.