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Governor:Bobby Jindal
Acting State Superintendent of Education:Ollie Tyler
Quality Counts state grade:C+
Pre-K-12 enrollment:696,558
Number of school districts:125
Number of public schools:1,471
Number of public school teachers:48,655
Unadjusted education spending per student:$10,701
Percent minority students:51.5%
Percent of students eligible for free/reduced price lunch:66.1%
Percent of students with disabilities:11.9%
Percent of English-language learners:1.7%
NAEP Mathematics 2011 percent proficient
4th grade math:25.9%
8th grade math:22.3%
NAEP Reading 2011 percent proficient
4th grade reading:22.6%
8th grade reading:22.2%

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Teacher tenure and evaluation, along with school choice and fiscal issues, draw fierce debate in state legislatures.
March 27, 2012 - Education Week
States' teacher-training programs have used the data to improve their curricula and graduates' classroom performance.
February 17, 2012 - Education Week
Now that all states can collect data on students' progress, it's time to make it useful, says the Data Quality Campaign.
January 24, 2012 - Education Week
As Michigan and Tennessee emulate Louisiana in forming special systems for low-performing schools, experts say such districts need new kinds of leaders.
December 12, 2011 - Education Week
Concerns about safety, academic rigor, counselor accessibility, and classroom management plague many high school students in New Orleans, writes Linda Tran, a recent graduate of one of them.
November 1, 2011 - Education Week
Nearly 600 students have started school from their homes as Louisiana's first online charter school for kindergarten through 12th grade opened.
October 17, 2011 - Digital Directions
As schools chief was known for his aggressive efforts to raise academic expectations and rebuild New Orleans' hurricane-ravaged schools, but he often angered parent and teachers.
May 16, 2011 - Education Week
Seeking to strengthen his state's education department, Louisiana superintendent Paul Pastorek adapted the United Kingdom's delivery approach.
March 1, 2011 - Education Week
The $650 million in competitive aid under the 'i3' program aims to spur experimentation in school reform.
February 12, 2011 - Education Week
A $1.8 billion, federally funded effort aims to deal with the physical damage still evident from Hurricane Katrina five years after the storm.
October 15, 2010 | Updated: March 23, 2012 - Education Week

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