New Criteria for School Grading System Results in Frustration, Confusion

Over the summer, the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) adopted a new set of rules that will drastically shift how schools and school systems are rated by the state government. This policy change has been a highly debated topic at the state level for several months, and, according to Plaquemines Parish superintendent Shelley Ritz, it will be particularly impactfu...

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