La. District to Bus Teacher Recruits in Comfort

A Louisiana school district has come up with an unusual way to meet its need for highly qualified educators: a comfortable bus that will drive teachers to and from schools in the remote district.

The Plaquemines Parish school board last month approved a plan to buy a bus so it can offer a free daily round trip from Belle Chasse, a suburb of New Orleans, to schools in the district that are some 40 to 60 miles away.

Ben Fussell, the district’s finance director, said that a lack of good roads and the remote location of the parish, or county, are making it harder for the 4,000-student district to recruit teachers. The parish is at the state’s swampy, southeastern tip, which juts out into...