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Louisiana Among Highest in US for Dropouts

Submitted Article on Wed, 10/12/2011 - 12:18

With nearly one of every six high school freshmen dropping out before graduation, Louisiana has one of the nation’s highest dropout rates. The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana (PAR) has released its in-depth examination of the state’s efforts to reduce Louisiana’s high school dropout rate.

Picard Center Releases LA 4 Results

Submitted Article on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 15:56

Recent reports from the Picard Center for Childhood Development and Lifelong Learning show that Louisiana's LA 4 program, designed to provide high-quality pre-K to students who do not have access to pre-K, continues to improve the academic performance of children into the 3rd and 4th grades.

Boustany Names Academy Appointments

Submitted Article on Thu, 06/02/2011 - 10:45

Washington, DC– UL alumnus Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., MD today honored Ryan Allen, Brennan Bergeron and Joshua Myers by nominating them to the United States Service Academies. The three students begin their studies and training this summer.

Picard Center Shows Dolly Parton Books are Beneficial

Submitted Article on Tue, 04/12/2011 - 15:38

Research from UL's Picard Center for Child Development and Lifelong Learning shows that books from the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program have made a positive impact on local children and families, and that 98% of families surveyed feel that participation in the program by their child left them better prepared to enter kindergarten. The nationally recognized book program is implemented through United Way of Acadiana.

N.O. Film Looks at Charter Schools

CABL The Council for A Better Louisiana on Thu, 04/07/2011 - 15:41

A new film, The Experiment, looks at major changes in public education in New Orleans caused by the state takeover over of low-performing schools in the district immediately after Katrina, and the move to re-open and convert many of them to charter schools.

Engineering Launches Crawsat III Experiments

Submitted Article on Thu, 03/17/2011 - 16:45

On Saturday, February 5, 2011, a team students and their mentor gathered in the Cajun Advanced Picosatellite Experiment (CAPE) Lab in the William Hansen Hall Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in UL's Madison Hall to launch the CrawSat III High Altitude Weather Balloon Project. The mission was to launch a multi-payload flight with equipment from UL, NP Moss Middle and Northside High.

Jindal Says Budget Will Protect Higher Ed, K-12

Submitted Article on Mon, 03/14/2011 - 16:31

Baton Rouge -- Governor Bobby Jindal said he has submitted a budget for the upcoming fiscal year that does not raise taxes, protects higher education funding, protects K-12 education funding, protects health care funding and reduces the use of one-time money. The Governor held a media availability today to outline his Executive Budget that was formally submitted to the Legislature on March 11.

Governor Jindal Wants Coordination of Services for At-Risk Youth

Submitted Article on Mon, 03/07/2011 - 12:17

BATON ROUGE – Last week Governor Bobby Jindal was joined by education, health care and child services stakeholders to announce an Executive Order making Louisiana one of the first states in the nation to formally bring together the leadership of all four child-serving agencies - the Office of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of Health and Hospitals and the Department of Education - to form a statewide Coordinated System of Care for youth with significant behavioral health needs.

Harvard Report Questions 'College for All'

Submitted Article on Fri, 02/04/2011 - 16:18

WASHINGTON (February 2, 2011) - Despite decades of efforts to reform education, and billions of dollars of expenditures, the harsh reality is that America is still failing to prepare millions of its young people to lead successful lives as adults. Evidence of this failure is everywhere: in the dropout epidemic that plagues our high schools and colleges; in the harsh fact that just 30 percent of our young adults earn a bachelor's degree by age 27; and in teen and young adult employment rates not seen since the Great Depression.

Education is Economic Development

Submitted Article on Thu, 11/11/2010 - 18:00

The economic well-being of Louisiana and the nation is dependent on improved educational attainment and performance at all levels, especially on how well we do in preparing our youngest children for school and life.