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Krish Mohip withdraws, leaving two finalists in search next Baton Rouge schools leader
Krish Mohip, a veteran educator from Chicago who spent three years as superintendent of a troubled school district in Ohio, is no longer a finalist to become the next leader of Baton Rouge public schools. That leaves just two finalists seeking to become superintendent of the East Baton Rouge Parish...
LSU offering freshmen $3,000 to live at home this semester
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB/Gray News) – Louisiana State University is offering some incoming freshman $3,000 to live at home. Incoming freshman with home addresses within 30 minutes of LSU’s campus are eligible for the incentive. LSU Residential Life Executive Director Peter Trentacoste said there are more students interested...
BRCC offering free summer math tutoring
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Free summer math tutoring is being offered by Baton Rouge Community College. The tutoring sessions are taking place at BRCC’s newly opened state-of-the-art math lab. It’s located in the Cypress Building at the mid city campus on Community College Drive. Officials are hoping...
LSU Football: Historic Louisiana high school recruiting misses
In recent years, the LSU Tigers have come under scrutiny for not keeping their top talent in-state. While they are changing the narrative on that, prior to current head coach Brian Kelly’s arrival, there seem to be a lack of focus on keeping homegrown talent home in one of the hottest recruiting beds in the country.
Looking elsewhere: Well-liked Baton Rouge educator can't win over school leaders seeking change
The unexpected early exit of in-house favorite Adam Smith in his latest bid to become the leader of the East Baton Rouge Parish school system re-exposed a historic divide between district employees who long for stability and elected board members who look elsewhere when it comes time to pick who should run this challenging school district.
Candidate for new EBR Schools superintendent removes name from consideration
EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, La. (WAFB) - One of the candidates under consideration to become the new superintendent of East Baton Rouge Parish Schools has backed out as a finalist. Krish Mohip no longer wants to be considered for the position, leaving two remaining finalists. They are Kevin George and...
Latest on School Board’s superintendent search
• Superintendent search panel interviews for the three finalists — Kevin George, Krish Mohip, Andrea Zayas — will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, July 8, at the Professional Development Center, 3000 N. Sherwood Forest Drive. Some or all board members may attend. • Superintendent...
Northwestern State University Presidential Search Committee to meet July 8 to select semi-finalists
The committee tasked with leading the search for a new Northwestern State University (NSU) president will meet on Monday, July 8 at 11 a.m. in Baton Rouge to review applications and select semi-finalists. The meeting, which is open to the public, will be held in the Louisiana Purchase Room of the W.C.C. Claiborne Building, located at 1201 N 3rd St. in Baton Rouge.
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