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BESE Decision

Unlike last year, high school seniors in Louisiana who haven’t met certain minimum scores on their LEAP tests won’t be given alternative ways to qualify for graduation.

School bus prices soaring in Lincoln Parish

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The effects of inflation and supply chain issues have made themselves felt at the local school district level when it comes to availability and price of school buses.

Bill to ban gender identity discussion in classroom axed

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After a long and spirited discussion in a Louisiana House of Representatives education committee, a bill that would have banned public school teachers from talking about sexual orientation or gender identity, including their own, in the classroom failed to make it to the House floor and is likely finished.

State’s Top Student

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Lincoln Parish’s own Melissa Le has been named Louisiana’s 2022 Middle School Student of the Year.

Lincoln Prep, AEP released from desegregation suit

After 42 years, both Lincoln Preparatory School and A.E. Phillips Laboratory School have been dismissed from a federal lawsuit aimed at desegregating Lincoln Parish schools.

Moving On

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The Louisiana Department of Education has narrowed its finalists for statewide Student of the Year honors, and one of Lincoln Parish’s representatives is among them.

Service and Experience

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In November 2021, former Ruston Fire Department Assistant Chief Tommie Woods retired after 35 years of serving the Lincoln Parish community.

‘Girl power’ returns

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Lincoln Parish Middle School Student of the Year Melissa Le is no stranger to the pages of the Ruston Daily Leader.

A heart for children

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Lincoln Parish Elementary Student of the Year Avery Dixon, Middle School Student of the Year Melissa Le and Elementary Principal of the Year Jenny Blalock each hail from A. E. Phillips Laboratory School, but that’s not the only similarity they share.

State changes social studies proposal again

In response to a flood of public comments, including concerns about the nature of race-related teaching in the classroom, the Louisiana Department of Education has released another updated version of its proposed social studies content standards that will come up for a vote next month.