After Livingston Parish voters said ‘No’ on Saturday, March 25, to a new tax that would’ve funded pay increases for public school teachers and other school employees in the parish, a neighboring parish is already looking to poach teachers from the district.
Livingston Schools to increase device access, enhance STEM learning for students
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LIVINGSTON PARISH - After a challenging school year that included a historic hurricane season and the COVID-19 pandemic, education officials in Livingston Parish want to revive local student s educational opportunities.
Using government stimulus funds, education leaders have created a plan that will support accelerated learning recovery, enhance literacy and STEM learning, and develop healthy child development and play.
Livingston Parish Schools Superintendent Joe Murphy announced the details of the plan, Thursday (May 20).
He explained that Livingston Parish Public Schools plans to give students increased access to devices, will receive approximately $50 million dollars through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund to be spent in desi
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COVID vaccine efforts ramp up; teachers among 1.5 million Louisianans now eligible for shots
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BATON ROUGE - Though a recent winter storm threatened a brief delay in the delivery of COVID-1 vaccinations to Louisiana, the state is already back on track in moving forward with its vaccination process.
Officials have expanded vaccine eligibility to include teachers, pregnant women, non-emergency medical transportation providers as well as staff, and residents between the ages of 55-65 with one or more health conditions.
This means that more than 1.5 million of Louisiana s 4.6 million residents are now approved to receive the potentially life-saving COVID-19 vaccination.