Tag Archives: college
College-bound seniors to get personalized emails with recommended schools to apply to
High school seniors across the state considering which colleges to apply to will now get personalized emails steering them in the right direction. The Board of Regents is joining forces with public co...
Apr 16, 2026 COD Newsroom / CC
LEAP scores show improved scores in grades 3-8, slight drop among high schoolers
The latest LEAP test results show progress among younger learners, but a slight decline in those closer to graduation. The Louisiana Department of Education released the 2025 LEAP test results Thursda...
Jul 03, 2025 maroke / Depositphotos.com
PAR: TOPS participation down for 3rd straight year
A new report by the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana shows that the number of students receiving college tuition money through the state's TOPS program is down for the third year in a row....
Sep 16, 2024 GotCredit / CC
House Education Committee passes bill that would allow the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public classrooms
The House Education Committee approves legislation that would require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public classroom from elementary school to college. Haughton Representative Dodie Ho...
Apr 04, 2024 jamesgroup / Depositphotos.com
76 percent of voters reject Amendment One
76 percent of voters chose to reject Constitutional Amendment One Saturday, which if passed would have allowed people living out of state to serve on state college and university supervisory boards. L...
Dec 07, 2020
Legislation revises current laws aimed to combat hazing
The battle to deter hazing on college campuses continues with a bill on the way to the Governor's desk authored by Lafayette Representative Nancy Landry. It revises the state's current anti-hazing law...
Jun 10, 2019 David Goehring / CC
Cassidy to reintroduce College Transparency Act
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy says he's reintroducing the College Transparency Act. Cassidy said the legislation aims to make education more affordable to students by modernizing the college reporting sys...
Mar 11, 2019 GotCredit / CC
Tigers end Signing Day at no. 5 in the nation
LSU ends the recruiting season with the fifth ranked class in the nation according to 24/7Sports. It's a group headlined by arguably the best player in the nation, five star Baton Rouge cornerback Der...
Feb 06, 2019
