Education
Report: Louisiana Misses Out on Race to Top Funds
The Associated Press reports that nine states and the District of Columbia will receive second round funding from the U.S. Department of Education's Race to the Top initiative. Florida, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Georgia, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Rhode Island were announced as winners in a D.C. press conference this morning. Tennessee and Delaware were previously announced as winners in the first round.
BILD Coalition Endorses LA Grad Act
The BILD: Higher Education coalition announced today their support of Governor Bobby Jindal’s LA GRAD Act, which aligns with many of the coalition’s strategic reform measures. Specifically, BILD officials said that the act’s provision for returning tuition and fee authority to the management boards of Louisiana's colleges and universities is a crucial first step in addressing the financial crisis that is now devastating the state’s higher education system.
$8 million for STEM Education in Cenla...
Submitted by jclinton on Mon, 01/25/2010 - 1:55pmThe Rapides Foundation has announced the award of an $8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) to fund the Central Louisiana Academic Residency for Teachers Partnership (CART). The award from the Department's Teacher Quality Partnership initiative is one of only 28 nationally, and one of only three in the South.
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The Right Moves...
Submitted by jclinton on Sun, 12/20/2009 - 6:41pmThe first issue of Moves Magazine, a publication from the Louisiana Community and Technical College System Foundation, arrived recently.
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A Chilling Announcement from Baton Rouge...
Submitted by jclinton on Mon, 12/14/2009 - 3:49pmThe Baton Rouge Business Report says that Baton Rouge-based IEM will soon become North Carolina-based IEM.
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Jim Clinton on LPB
Cenla Advantage Partnership's CEO, Jim Clinton, will be a guest on "Louisiana Public Square" on Louisiana Public Broadcasting at 7 PM on Wednesday, November 25. The show is dedicated to the subjects of technology and innovation in Louisiana. "Louisiana Public Square" is an LPB-produced show built on the principles of deliberative democracy.
Louisiana Two-Year Degrees Up...Most Places
Submitted by jclinton on Thu, 11/19/2009 - 1:48pm"In fall 1999, the Louisiana Community & Technical College System awarded 44% of all associate degrees in Louisiana. By fall 2008-09, LCTCS was awarding 64% of associate degrees."--Council for a Better Louisiana
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CAP CEO's Letter to the Editor
CAP's Chief Executive Officer Jim Clinton wrote a letter to the Town Talk regarding a recent news story that weighed Cenla's cost-of-living in relation to its median personal and family income. The article repeated the oft-heard position that it's okay for us to have lower wages since we also have a lower cost-of-living. Clinton disagrees and highlights the gap between these measures. Published today (October 11) in the Town Talk, the letter is here.
Advocate Calls for More Funding for Higher Ed
The Baton Rouge Advocate's editorial of Sunday, September 27, lauds Governor Bobby Jindal for giving the state's two streamlining commissions financial targets for their recommended cost-cutting. However, the same editorial calls the Governor's strategy into question for wanting higher education to emerge with a smaller budget.
Natchitoches Times Weighs in on Higher Ed Cuts
"With higher education budget cuts heaped atop the other factors that have held down college graduation rates, Louisiana could continue having problems developing a strong work force that would attract knowledge-based companies and jobs," according to a July 24 editorial in the
