US House Republicans take ‘first step’ toward dismantling Dept. of Education

By Shauneen Miranda Contributing Writer (States Newsroom)  — A major legislative package that would put into law President Donald Trump’s push to greatly reduce the

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A New Orleans Katrina kid takes the head office at Warren Easton

By Vivi Smilgius The Lens Before classes began in the fall at Warren Easton Charter High School about a decade ago, administrator Kendall McManus-Thomas consulted

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LSU axes finance leader, as well as former DEI staff
By Piper Hutchinson Contributing  Writer (lailluminator.com) – LSU has fired its chief financial officer, the administrator in charge of handling sex-based discrimination complaints and its former diversity, equity and inclusion staff in ... Senate kills bill protecting university faculty members for their academic speech
By Avery White Contributing Writer  (LSU Manship News Service) – A bill to protect university faculty academic speech died in a Senate committee last week. The House bill authored by Rep. Chuck Owen, ... TSU, Meharry College offering full ride to young Black men interested in medical field
By Kandiss Edwards Contributing Writer  (blackenterprise.com) – The Dr. Levi Watkins Jr. Endowed Scholarship Fund is seeking candidates interested in pursuing medical and dental professions. School systems might have to prove special education plans are proper if disputes arise
By Izzy Wollfarth Contributing Writer (LSU Manship News Service) – Who should carry the burden when children with disabilities are not receiving the services they are entitled to under the law? Rep. Alonzo ... Mackenzie Scott’s HBCU giving tops $1B, redefining what transformational philanthropy looks like
By Janee Bolden Contributing Writer (blackenterprise.com) – Last Tuesday, April 7, as Mackenzie Scott celebrated her 55th birthday, news broke that her latest HBCU donation, $42 million gifted to Elizabeth City State ... Judge ends federal oversight of special education in New Orleans schools
By Safura Syed Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) – More than a decade of federal oversight of special education in New Orleans charter schools has ended, following a Tuesday (March 31) decision by U.S. ... Bill aimed at protecting teachers from student attacks gains traction
By Sheridan White Contributing Writer (LSU Manship News Service)   – A House bill aimed at protecting teachers from student attacks is gaining traction after advancing through a committee without opposition. School board to extend redevelopment timeline for shuttered Augustine Middle School
By Safura Syed Contributing Writer  (Veritenews.org) – The Orleans Parish School Board is restarting an effort to develop the shuttered Israel Augustine Middle School – an historic building on South Broad Street ...
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