Education

Federal pandemic funding has allowed school districts to bolster summer school programs to address learning loss. But as the federal aid expires this year, districts are considering how — or if — they can maintain those summer-school enhancements. “Money’s not the answer to everything,” said Angela Henry, the...

SHREVEPORT – Enroll this summer. Teach in August. For professionals with a bachelor’s degree who are interested in switching to a career in education, the TeachLSUS Alternate Certification provides a path into the classroom almost instantaneously. TeachLSUS is hosting an informational meeting May 30 in the LSUS University...

Here is a look at the 2024 Shreveport Times All-Area high school baseball team. The team covers schools from Bienville, Claiborne, DeSoto, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine and Webster parishes based on top performances by the athletes in the region. ...

A 15-year-old Haughton teen helped usher in the first state archery tournament featuring more than one discipline by bringing home the 2024 Shooter of the Year title on March 9. The Haughton High School archer stepped up to the line and turned in a dominating performance as a freshman in...

Here is a look at the 2024 Shreveport Times All-Area girls high school track and field team. The team covers schools from Bienville, Claiborne, DeSoto, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine and Webster parishes based on top performances by the athletes in the region. ...

As I write this letter, I am filled with immense pride and joy. Graduation marks the culmination of years of hard work, dedication, and perseverance. As the 11th graduating class during my tenure as superintendent of Caddo Parish Public Schools, I have witnessed nearly 27,000 students, just like you, walk across the stage to receive their diplomas. Each class has left a unique mark on our district, and this week, it has been your turn to shine.

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS)—Renzi, a local Shreveport non-profit, is hosting a summer camp for June and offering several art classes for students in grades K-12. Renzi Education & Arts Center provides free after-school arts and academic classes from Monday through Thursday for students in the Shreveport-Bossier City area. According to...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - After four seasons coaching off of Walker Road, Brandon Gultery will now call East Kings Highway his new home. Captain Shreve High School has hired the former Southwood Cowboys coach to lead their program. The Tallulah, Louisiana native led the Cowboys program to their first appearance...

CADDO PARISH, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Two Caddo Parish elementary schools will absorb more than 500 students from two schools that will close due to academic failure. The students of Sunset Acres will transfer to Westwood Elementary, and the students of Werner Park will transfer to Caddo Heights. During a previous meeting, one of the questions from some school board members was why transfer these students to “D” rated schools?

For Luther M. Jones, Carver was a mentor, pen pal, psychologist, financial advisor, and architect. And the letters exchanged between these two men show how difficult it was to start a farmer's union in the post-Civil War American South.

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - As a part of KSLA’s Our Town series, we are highlighting some of the good within the ArkLaTex. This year, LSU Shreveport broke its all-time enrollment record by surpassing 10,000 students. It was also ranked the top Louisiana Tier 1 Institution by Third Way for helping students rise in socioeconomic status.

Driving by Werner Park Elementary: Completed for the 1999-2000 school year, this beautiful, state-of-the-art 16 classroom wing will sit unused indefinitely. Like similar wings at Arthur Circle (now occupied), Hillsdale, and Sunset Acres, the annex building (as it is called at WP) is a huge monetary investment by the tax paying Caddo Parish residents in its vicinity. It is among the largest ultra-modern, comprehensive elementary classroom wings in the region. It makes absolutely no sense for a district to further disrupt educational opportunities for students that they and the state claim need consistent educational support. We have tried everything except smaller school sizes, and adhering to a state accountability system that doesn’t change with the weather. How does this repeated travesty encourage teachers to go to schools where they are most needed? At some point you all have to be wise enough to know this has nothing to do with children learning. It is time to go back to the drawing board and look at more proactive ways to address budget shortfalls. There are enough talented financial professionals at central office that there should be some mature level of financial forecasting in place— that takes into account the learning experiences of the most marginalized populations. Werner Park Elementary sits at a very busy section and corridor of Hearne Avenue. When will the district take to account that there are magnet schools that have much older facilities and cause much more of a financial strain relative to busing, than providing small neighborhood schools for students who need more focused, individualized academic instruction? All this plan does is provide more money to the state through consulting, and it does not directly impact classrooms. We have seen time and time again that making the principals the teachers and the janitors reapply for their job does little to impact school performance. And in the instances where it did, there’s questionable practices that play into the equation, and I’d be more than happy to expand on those. The rate that the outgoing superintendent has closed schools has far outpaced the decline in student population over the last 20 years. The Werner Park community like others, has suffered enough blight, and the school board should be more responsible and considerate of the entire economic impact of shuttering school campuses. The same elected body will go back to the electorate that they have betrayed through property value impact, by asking for an additional millage renewals where they have not proven to be good stewards. It is time for the community to demand better from the school board because closing schools last minute is a total slap in the face to the students and the communities which they live. It has been proven that the school board has provided inflated school capacity numbers to justify closing facilities, and that must be studied. Signed, Dr. Frederic Washington.

Captain Shreve announced Monday the hiring of Southwood boys basketball coach Brandon Gultery to run the same program for the Gators. The 2024 Shreveport Times All-City boys Coach of the Year, Gultery stays within the Caddo Parish Schools System to take over a program with a big upside. The Gators were champions of...

CADDO PARISH, La. (KTAL/KMSS) –Students enrolled in Caddo Parish Schools have the opportunity to explore different careers alongside traditional college preparation with the help of the Caddo Career & Technology Center. Students who take classes at the career center also have opportunities to earn skills certificates towards their desired...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Saturday, May 18 was an exciting day for students at LSU Health Shreveport. Hundreds of graduates walked across the stage and earned their degrees. The keynote speaker was Dr. Ralph Abarham who is an alum of LSU Health Shreveport. This marks the university’s 51st graduation ceremony.

Over the last two years, I have written about the need and the desire to make Fair Park into a medical feeder school. The truth is that the school should never have been changed from a high school to a middle school. That was one of the mistakes among many that the Caddo Parish School Board has made over the last decade.