BATON ROUGE- Marvin Stephens is hoping to make a good first impression with recruiters.
"I'm graduating on May 17 of next months and if figure it would be a good way to find a job when i graduate," he says.
He's one of dozens of graduating education majors... more »
BATON ROUGE- More teachers are leaving the profession than ever before as the number of educators retiring increased more than 25 percent.
Some think it's because of the governor's education reforms, which would evaluate teachers' effectiveness based on student performance.
"Right now, what is perceived to be very... more »
BATON ROUGE - Earlier this year, Jean Rutherford, who's an instructor in the Russian department at LSU, found out the entire Russian program would be eliminated at the University. The news also meant many senior Russian minors may have to completely alter their degree plans. Rutherford, who would also be... more »
A planned teaching hospital could cost the state more than $70 million through 2016, with figures eventually topping $100 million, according to a consulting study. The projected amounts are about a $33 million dollar annual increase to what the state already gives the interim LSU Public Hospital.
However, the... more »
OKLAHOMA CITY - Hospital officials say they've treated more than 200 patients, including over 70 children, since a tornado ripped through an Oklahoma City suburb.... more »
REDMOND, Wash. - Microsoft thinks it has the one. The company revealed the Xbox One, its next-generation entertainment console, during a presentation Tuesday at its... more »
WASHINGTON - A new poll finds that teens are sharing more about themselves on social media. They're also moving increasingly to Twitter to avoid their... more »
BATON ROUGE - Senators have killed a $3.5 billion public school funding proposal submitted to lawmakers by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. The... more »