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  • BESE drops plan to change rules

    April 17, 2013 9:21 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's top school board has dropped proposed new rules that public school counselors and librarians said would diminish their roles and hurt students. Both state Superintendent of Education John White, who initially pushed the changes, and Chas Roemer, president of the state Board of Elementary and... more »
  • State to use $5M to turn around failing schools

    March 14, 2013 9:11 AM

    NEW ORLEANS - State Superintendent John White says the state will use $5 million in federal professional development funds to train educators interested in turning around failing district-run schools. The "Believe and Succeed" grants cover a year of advanced training for the new school leaders. White announced the initiative in... more »
  • White briefs lawmakers on school security

    February 28, 2013 10:59 AM

    BATON ROUGE - State education superintendent John White briefed state lawmakers this morning on security conditions and changes at Louisiana's schools. White said after the Sandy Hook elementary shooting in Connecticut, 52 percent of Louisiana's school districts made changes to their school security plans. He also said 98... more »
  • White outlines 2013-14 education priorities

    February 20, 2013 4:07 PM

    NEW ORLEANS - Louisiana Education Superintendent John White says improving the graduation rate among students with disabilities and enabling high school students to earn technical college associate degrees are among the priorities in the coming year for the state education department. White also said Wednesday that a fund will be... more »
  • State accepting school voucher applications

    February 13, 2013 10:58 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Applications are available for the Louisiana Scholarship Program for the 2013 - 2014 school year. Last year, more than 10,000 students applied for the controversial program. State Superintendent John White says they were only able to accommodate nearly 5,000 of those students and "that means we... more »
  • Lawmakers discuss school security Play Video

    January 17, 2013 5:51 PM

    BATON ROUGE- Louisiana Legislators are trying to figure out the best ways to keep children safe in school, following last months massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary that left 20 children dead. The Homeland Security Committee met for hours at the Capitol to discuss ways to improve security and look... more »
  • Tweaks planned for teacher evaluation system

    January 16, 2013 4:44 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's Board of Elementary and Secondary Education is expected to approve modest changes to the state's method for evaluating public school teachers, after a board committee backed the ideas. The changes were recommended by Superintendent of Education John White, tweaking a system that links half a teacher's... more »
  • Education chief seeks day care tax credit changes

    October 31, 2012 7:45 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Superintendent of Education John White is suggesting the state tweak tax credits it offers to day care centers, tying them to new grading standards being devised for Louisiana's publicly-funded early childhood education programs. That's among the ideas White unveiled Tuesday as he works on a new... more »
  • White: 4 districts violating anti-seniority law

    October 18, 2012 2:24 PM

    NEW ORLEANS - Louisiana Education Superintendent John White says four school districts are not complying with a law forbidding seniority-based teacher layoffs. But officials with those districts - St. Martin, St. Tammany, Vermilion and St. Bernard - say their systems comply with the law, by giving seniority a low priority... more »
  • New way for La. to approve public funding Play Video

    October 12, 2012 10:14 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Top education leaders have developed a new plan to speed up the way Louisiana approves public funding for private schools. Private schools use public funding to cover the cost of textbooks, transportation and food. In order to be eligible for the funding, private schools must... more »
  • La. education dept. withholding voucher records

    August 8, 2012 11:23 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's education chief is refusing to provide records from the deliberations over how schools were chosen to participate in Gov. Bobby Jindal's new statewide voucher program, which is using tax dollars to send students to private and parochial schools. The Department of Education isn't claiming an exemption... more »
  • LAE says 2 schools are "holding off" on vouchers after lawsuit threat Play Video

    July 28, 2012 7:23 PM

    BATON ROUGE- Two schools are backing away from taking voucher money after being threatened with a lawsuit, according to the Louisiana Association of Educators. "Some of them couldn't be contacted but at least two of them said they will hold off. " Says LAE President Joyce Haynes Earlier... more »
  • Head of education accountability leaving for DC

    July 5, 2012 2:00 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The man in charge of Louisiana's student, faculty and school testing and accountability programs is leaving Baton Rouge for Washington, D.C. State Education Superintendent John White says that Scott Norton will be working for the Council of Chief State School Officers as strategic initiative director for standards,... more »
  • Dobard named new Recovery School District Superintendent

    January 18, 2012 11:36 AM

    BATON ROUGE - There is a new leader for the state's struggling schools. Patrick Dobard was named the new superintendent of the Recovery School District by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education today, taking the place of the new BESE Superintendent John White. The nomination came from... more »
  • RSD leader working with EBR board on failing schools Play Video

    December 7, 2011 10:39 PM

    BATON ROUGE- East Baton Rouge Parish School Board members received an olive branch from the state's Recovery School District leader Wednesday. John White offered to work with board members to determine the future of failing schools. He says there are 30 in East Baton Rouge Parish not making the... more »
  • White stays mum on education superintendent job

    November 7, 2011 5:19 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal's pick to be Louisiana's next education superintendent says it's not appropriate to talk with education board members about the job until the Nov. 19 election is over. John White, head of the state-run Recovery School District, says he's focused on his current position... more »
  • Cop nabs thief asking for directions

    March 25, 2010 8:19 PM

    A man who flagged down a cop to ask for directions in Orem, Utah was nabbed for stealing two cell-phones from a convenience store. Police say the officer noticed that John White matched the description the store clerk gave of the thief. He was also at a house on a... more »

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