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  • In support of Common Core

    I am no different from many other educators nationwide when I say I chose my profession for one reason, the students I affect daily.

  • Memorial Day is important

    Memorial Day is right around the corner, and if you’re anything like me, you are probably looking forward to having some extra time to spend with friends and family.

  • Budget plan is an improvement

    The national recession forced Louisiana to reduce the size of government over the past five years — and that’s a good thing. However, more than once in the budgeting process, we have spent more than we have coming in. When we use our...

  • Leadership or coverup?

    As we gagged through Mr. O’s first term, something was obviously missing. Now, as we gag through term two, it is still missing. Leadership will never surface with Mr. O. He does not have a clue as to what that quality entails. We, as a nation,...

  • Federal action has consequences

    Stymied for years by a tight federal budget, Congress is poised to pass a new water resources development bill with money for favored projects and, for the first time, some odd provisions as well.

  • Clarifying source of information

    The May 13 letter titled “Routine exam is not a catch-all” raised awareness about the need for pulse-oximetry screenings — a simple, inexpensive and noninvasive test that can easily diagnose previously undetected heart defects.

  • Time for a wake-up call

    Louisiana ranks 47th for student achievement.
    This is an improvement. We used to be 49th. But parents and teachers agree that our public schools can do more — a lot more — to serve all students.

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