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Supt. Cade Brumley: Test Scores Surging

Louisiana 4th graders lead the nation in reading growth again, now ranked 16th in the country. In fact, Louisiana students have achieved some of the most significant academic progress in the nation, according to data released Wednesday as part of The Nation’s Re- port Card. Widely regarded as the gold standard of  assessments, these latest […]

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EBR’s Movement to Create Independent School Districts: 30 Years in the Making

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, St. George Leader – Baton Rouge By the early 1990’s, I had represented Baton Rouge as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for 20 years, most of that time as a member of the House Education Committee. My colleague, Sen. Mike Cross, had served as mayor of the City of […]

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DEMCO Electric Essay Contest Winners

Local high school students Eric Ho, Lindsay Miller, Rhianna San Soucie and Ethan Savario each won an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C., this June as the 2019 winners of DEMCO’s Rural Electric Youth Tour Essay Contest. The Youth Tour Essay Contest is an annual event that this year included essay entries from students throughout […]

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