Aubri Juhasz

Louisiana is investing in tutoring to boost reading scores. Efforts include human tutors and expanding a pilot with AI company, Amira Learning.

In Louisiana, more than 100,000 students are using an AI tutor that is helping to raise reading scores.

Slightly more students are graduating from public high schools in Louisiana, but many still struggle to get their diploma, according to data released Wednesday.

Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School for Sci Tech, a K-12 school, has an F-letter grade from the state and is among the lowest-scoring public schools in New Orleans.

WWNO - New Orleans Public Radio | By Matt Bloom Voters walk into a polling location in New Orleans on Nov. 5, 2024.

KaTrina Chantelle Griffin will represent Algiers and parts of the Marigny, Bywater and French Quarter on New Orleans' school board, while the other seat up for grabs heads to a runoff.

Schools could face a $36 million funding shortfall, nearly twice an earlier estimate, Orleans Parish School Board members told charter leaders on Friday.

Avis Williams has been superintendent of the city’s nearly all-charter school system for just over two years. The district did not give a reason for her abrupt departure.

The cash boost ensures schools will be “close to whole, if not whole, this school year,” despite the district’s budget error.

WWNO - New Orleans Public Radio | By Aubri Juhasz Overall, schools in Louisiana received 80 out of 150 points for the 2024 school year, a nearly two point gain.