Pointe Coupee Schools Consider Offering Perfect Attendance Award to Any Student Who Shows Up At Least Twice
Pointe Coupee Parish is lowering the bar for student attendance, proposing “perfect attendance” awards for anyone who shows up twice in a school year. Officials say it’s a realistic response to Louisiana’s second-worst truancy rate. Critics call it a concession-stand level achievement.
EBR School Superintendent Announces Realignment Plan: ‘Fewer Schools, Same Problems’
The East Baton Rouge School Board has officially voted to consolidate campuses in a move they claim will solve financial issues — while leaving academic and disciplinary problems delightfully untouched. Officials promise “fewer schools, same headaches” by the start of the next school year.
Baker School Board Sues BESE: We Don’t Need Your Help Running These Schools Into the Ground
The Baker School Board has filed a lawsuit against BESE, citing concerns that any state intervention might accidentally lead to improvement. “Our parents expect a certain level of dysfunction, and we intend to deliver.”