Advances in AI spurs educators to learn and adapt

By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer In schools and universities across the country, teachers and school administrators are grappling with the potential, the challenges and the

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‘They broke us down’: New Orleans teachers, fired after Katrina, reflect on lives upended

By Michelle Liu and Safura Syed Contributing Writers (Veritenews.org) — When Billie Dolce heard a storm was coming in August 2005, she gathered up the

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LSU’s first Black law school dean to step down
By Piper Hutchison Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) – Alena Allen will step down as dean of the LSU law school at the end of the academic year, LSU announced Friday (Aug. 29). Howard’s Pres. Ben Vinson steps down
By Lauren Victoria Burke Contributing Writer (Black Press USA) — In a surprising announcement, Howard University President Ben Vinson III, 55, will leave his position as Howard University’s 18th President. Vinson’s departure ... Student loan delinquency drops 2.2 million borrower credit scores by 100 points or more
By Charlene Crowell Contributing Writer At least 2.2 million delinquent student loan borrowers have seen their credit scores drop by 100 points or more since loan servicers resumed reporting to credit bureaus ... New fund to invest in ventures from Tulane community
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer A new $20-million fund from early-stage venture capital firm 1834 Ventures will invest in startups founded by the extended Tulane University community. The fund is not limited ... Despite early LEAP results, state needs four months to create School Performance Scores
By Marta Jewson The Lens On June 30, the state education department sent LEAP-test English and math scores to local school districts. It’s the earliest schools have received the high-stakes performance data ... N.O. entrepreneur founds company to raise test scores for Black students
By Kari Dequine Harden Contributing Writer When she was in high school, New Orleans native Angelica Harris was a straight-A student and varsity athlete. She participated in numerous extracurricular activities, including leadership ... Louisiana to join conservative higher education accrediting body
By Piper Hutchinson Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Louisiana will join six other university systems in the South to form a new alternative accrediting body, spurning long-established standards of higher education, Gov. Jeff ... Sen. Joe Bouie is named chancellor of SUNO
By Piper Hutchinson Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The Southern University System Board of Supervisors has named Louisiana Sen. Joe Bouie, D-New Orleans, as the next chancellor of its New Orleans campus, a ...
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