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Federal rule change would overly burden Louisiana charter schools, officials say
Louisiana has joined 15 other states in opposing proposed new public charter school regulations, which critics say would add roadblocks when such schools apply for federal education grants. -
LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE: Student Loans to be Forgiven for Totally and Permanently Disabled Veterans
Mere weeks after petitioning the U.S. Department of Education to automatically forgive the student loans of veterans who became totally and permanently disabled in connection with their military service, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry praised the Trump Administration for taking action to do just that. -
Close to 2,000 Louisiana students eligible for refunds after multi-state settlement with Corinthian Colleges
BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) – Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry announced April 21 that close to 2,000 students in the state who attended Corinthian Colleges Inc. schools between 2010 and 2014 may be eligible for loan forgiveness. -
La. attorney general joins governor in dropping Common Core case
BATON ROUGE — Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and Gov. John Bel Edwards have reached at least a temporary accord over federal lawsuits filed while Bobby Jindal was the state's governor. -
AAUP chairman laments administration firing of LSU professor
BATON ROUGE – A former Louisiana State University professor's federal lawsuit against LSU administrators is a lesson that instructors cannot be harassed "without fear of retaliation," an American Association of University Professors chairman said. -
Teacher alleges he was harassed by principal after filing civil rights violation regarding minority students, sues Jefferson Parish School Board
GRETNA – The Jefferson Parish School Board is being sued by a veteran teacher who claims he was discriminated against for helping an organization he founded file a civil rights complaint agaisnt Louisiana’s Recovery School District over the treatment of African-American students.