January 21, 2010
Louisiana
By JORDAN BLUM Graduation rates and LSU’s academic accreditation are gravely at risk because of higher education budget cuts and pending layoffs, professors said Wednesday during the university’s first Faculty Senate meeting of the year. LSU is sending out more than 300 notices this week to instructors informing them they may not have jobs after 2010. [...]
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January 20, 2010
Louisiana
By Bruce Alpert @ Times Picayune WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Tuesday again cited Louisiana as one of the states adopting effective school reform policies as final applications came due for a share of a $4.35 billion education grant program known as the “Race to the Top.” “In Illinois, Louisiana, Tennessee, California, we’ve seen changes [...]
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