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• Knock Knock Museum, others bring diverse book collection into EBR schools Play Video

  January 28, 2021 9:55 AM

  BATON ROUGE - On Wednesday, January 27, the East Baton Rouge Parish School System made history by becoming the first and only public school system in the country to have The Conscious Kid children’s book collection in every single public elementary school in the district. This unique collection of... more »

• LSU president says spring semester will be mix of virtual, in-person classes

  December 7, 2020 2:19 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Interim LSU President Tom Galligan said students can expect a mixture of virtual and in-person learning whenever the university begins its next semester in January. Along with online courses, the school also plans to keep requiring masks in classrooms where in-person learning is happening. Galligan said... more »

• Southern University's elementary teacher prep program named as one of top in the nation

  October 23, 2020 6:08 AM

  BATON ROUGE — An educational program for aspiring teachers instituted by one of south Louisiana's universities has received national recognition. Southern University and A&M College announced Thursday that its undergraduate elementary teacher preparation program has been named among the top in the country by the National Council on Teacher... more »

• Local teacher recognized for excellence, awarded $25,000 Play Video

  January 24, 2019 7:43 PM

  ST. FRANCISVILLE - Stephanie Whetstone has been teaching at Bains Elementary School for five years. She thought Thursday was going to be a normal school day. But instead, there was a surprise she and her students never saw coming. “I love to teach because it is different every day, a... more »