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  • La. House committee retains letter grade formula

    April 24, 2013 2:53 PM

    BATON ROUGE- House Education Committee members have approved a proposal requiring the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to delay using new methods for calculating school performance letter grades. The new grading formula would include ACT test scores at high schools. It is set to apply to school and... more »
  • Judge rejects Lehigh U student's grade lawsuit

    February 14, 2013 3:50 PM

    EASTON, Pa. - A judge in Pennsylvania ruled against a former graduate student who sued to have a grade changed, and $1.3 million in damages. The Express-Times of Easton reports that Northampton County Judge Emil Giordano made the ruling Thursday in the lawsuit filed by Megan Thode against Lehigh University.... more »
  • Pa. grad student sues, says C-plus cost her $1.3M

    February 13, 2013 3:07 PM

    EASTON - An eastern Pennsylvania judge says a graduate student's lawsuit over a C-plus grade she received can move forward. The (Easton) Express-Times says Northampton County Judge Emil Giodano ruled Wednesday that there's enough evidence for Megan Thode's lawsuit against Lehigh University to proceed. The Bethlehem university had argued that... more »
  • Students participate in a living rosary

    October 5, 2012 1:40 PM

    BATON ROUGE - St. George Catholic School participated in a living rosary this morning. The school's 5th grade class held green and white balloons in the shape of a rosary and released them into the air when they were done. more »
  • Superintendent: Letter grades make public education look bad

    October 3, 2011 5:30 PM

    BATON ROUGE- Schools in Louisiana will now be evaluated the same way they score their students, with letter grades. The move comes after 2010 Legislation had the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education create a scale to better inform parents of schools performance. In years past, schools were... more »
  • Good and bad news for state in education rankings

    January 11, 2011 5:36 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's overall score in an annual education report improved from a C to a C-plus, but the state Department of Education says the state dropped from a D-minus to an F in one of the report's six indicators. Education Week's Quality Counts report, released Tuesday, showed the... more »
  • Four-day school week may have failed test

    July 26, 2010 5:08 AM

    Fewer Caldwell Parish students are making the grade on state tests than before the start of a four-day school week, according to The Monroe News-Star. Superintendent John Sartin says the shorter week is not hurting performance. He says the district's overall performance scores rose from 92.8 in 2007 - before... more »
  • Standardized tests begin today

    March 23, 2010 5:15 AM

    Today fourth- and eight-grade students at public schools in Louisiana start taking the LEAP test. It determines whether they are promoted to the next grade level. Students in grades ten and eleven must pass Louisiana's Graduation Exit Examination to earn a high school diploma. Students in third, fifth, sixth, seventh... more »

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