Louisiana Pre K-12 education rises in national rankings, according to ‘U.S. News & World Report’

Louisiana's pre-K to 12 education rankings show major gains

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Louisiana continues to make its way up the U.S. News & World Report Best States rankings. In the most recent ranking, the state came in 37th for Pre–K–12 education. The new ranking is up three spots from last year and marks a third straight year where Louisiana has seen an increase. The state has gone from 41 to 40 and now 37 in the publisher's rankings. The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) pointed to…

This Week in Louisiana Politics: Bills, Mississippi River plans and a new education report

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — On This Week in Louisiana Politics, bills aimed at diversity, equity, and inclusion, cooperation with immigration authorities, and tax cuts advance in the regular legislative session. A plan to reconnect the Mississippi River to its wetlands, build new land, and restore dying estuaries is on life support. U.S. News & World Report has released its education rankings for the year, placing Louisiana among the wo…

LA Education climbs in US News & World Report rankings | Pelican Post - Online Newspaper

Louisiana Pre-K–12 education has achieved its highest-ever ranking in the latest U.S. News & World Report Best States rankings. The state rose to 37th in the nation for Pre-K–12 education, up from 40th last year. This marks Louisiana’s third straight year of growth on this national indicator. “Louisiana is the most rapidly improving state in the country when it comes to education,” said Louisiana State Superintendent Dr. Cade Brumley. “These con…

Louisiana Moves Up Significantly in Latest Education Rankings

In the most recent ranking, Louisiana came in 37th for Pre-K-12 education. That's up three spots from last year. Continue reading…