Louisiana continues moving up the national rankings in education. U.S. News and World Report now ranks Louisiana 37th in K-12 education – that’s up from No. 40 last year and 46 two years ago. Superintendent of Education Dr. Cade Brumley says there are two main catalysts behind the increase in ranking.
“We are going back to the basics. Teaching kids to read and do math, providing tutoring opportunities for students that need a little additional support,” Brumley said.
Dr. Brumley says while innovation in education is important, this is a time when going back to the basics is what the state needs right now.
“At the end of the day, we need to make sure that kids have access to a teacher, that teachers’s armed with a robust curriculum. We’re going back to the basics, teaching them to read and do math, and getting support to kids who need a little extra help,” Brumley said.
Brumley says while the state can certainly be proud of moving up nine notches in the education ranking by U.S. News and World Report, the No. 37 ranking means that the job is nowhere close to being done yet.
“That is something for which our state should be pleased, but not satisfied, because we certainly still have a lot of work left to do,” Brumley said.
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