Over several years, Louisiana has methodically revamped how kids are taught to read. Now, the work appears to be paying off: While students in nearly every other state made little to no reading ...

The Louisiana Department of Education received a $15 million federal grant for a national literacy study. This five-year study will provide high-dosage tutoring to 4,500 first and second-grade ...

Louisiana made big gains on a closely watched national test, with its 4th graders leading the country in reading progress and the state climbing to its highest spot ever in the national rankings.

This is Part 2 of our 1960s Voter Eligibility Literacy quiz. Every question you’ll face here is pulled directly from the historic events surrounding the 1960s Louisiana Literacy Test. This trial was ...

Louisiana is ranked among the worst states when it comes to quality of education and education attainment. Currently, the state is 40th overall for pre-K through 12th grade education, which is an ...

Louisiana is poised to receive $70 million from the U.S. Department of Education to improve reading instruction at high-need schools. It's the largest amount any state got in a recently announced ...

Following the Civil War, many Southern states administered literacy tests to prospective voters. However, some states enacted a grandfather clause in the early 1890s. The clause waived literacy tests ...

The Louisiana Department of Education announced Tuesday it was awarded $15 million to lead a study on the increasing impact ...