CABL’s vision
The nonpartisan organization releases a list of 10 recommendations to reform higher education.
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Power players
January 26, 2010 issue
On the Record: John Dilworth
The East Baton Rouge Parish school superintendent emphasizes the need to build a close working relationship with the business community.
A working relationship
IEM cites difficulty collaborating with state universities as one reason for its move to North Carolina, and LSU admits it has been slow to figure out the process.
Double Helix
Two recently named charter schools in downtown Baton Rouge will address workforce needs in the digital-media and petrochemical industries.
Spinning TOPS
With an anticipated $150 million in cuts looming for higher education, changes could be coming for the state’s popular merit-based scholarship program.
A Capitol idea
Business leaders plan high-tech, vocational charter schools that local companies say would satisfy the Capital Region’s future employment needs.
One degree of separation
The head of the Louisiana Workforce Commission raises eyebrows by suggesting the state needs more students with two-year degrees.
Head of the class
Teach for America corps members are helping the region’s economy through their achievements as well as those of their students.
Late to the dance
LSU lags behind other schools in adopting online education, and faculty members are in no hurry to catch up.
Mission: impossible?
A push to trim Louisiana’s list of public four-year universities faces massive political obstacles.
The gospel according to Paul
Education Superintendent Paul Pastorek is admired—and also reviled—for spreading his message about the state’s ailing public schools.
Flunking history
There’s no renovation relief in sight for the oldest buildings on LSU’s venerable campus.
10 questions with Astrid Merget
LSU’s executive vice chancellor and provost helps tell the university’s academic success stories.
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