Natchitoches Parish School District sees significant progress in truancy battle

Work-based learning, truancy summit, LA GATOR top items during BESE meeting

BATON ROUGE, La. (KTAL/KMSS)—The Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education held its meeting Wednesday morning. While the future of Linwood Elementary was not directly addressed, many other education topics were. During his reporting, Louisiana State Superintendent Dr. Cade Brumley said that work-based learning in the form of available internships and apprenticeships is lagging in Louisiana compared to other states. He said the availa…

Natchitoches Parish School District sees significant progress in truancy battle

NATCHITOCHES, La. - The Natchitoches Parish School Board received promising updates during its April 1st meeting as the district’s war on truancy shows measurable success.