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Even though kindergarten now is mandatory in Louisiana, parents still have options for their children, according to the bill s author.
State Sen. Cleo Fields, the primary author of the bill signed on Monday by Gov. John Bel Edwards, was in Alexandria Wednesday to discuss the new law. With him were school district and board members from Rapides, Avoyelles, Grant, Natchitoches and Vernon parishes.
Fields praised the school, which was decorated with a forestry theme for the summer students studying the topic. He invited six of the youngsters to sit at a table in the library with him as he talked about the law.
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Why a battle is shaping up in Louisiana over the latest push for mandatory kindergarten
Updated Feb 28, 2021;
Will Sentell; The Advocate, Baton Rouge, La. (TNS)
Feb. 28 The bid to make kindergarten mandatory in Louisiana, which has been tried before and failed, is about to spark controversy again.
Backers say the requirement would dovetail with state efforts to expand early childhood education, and that it could help get the state off the bottom of many rankings for public school achievement.
“It just makes basic sense,” said Senate Education Committee Chairman Cleo Fields, who has filed a bill to require kindergarten attendance for debate during the 2021 regular legislative session.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana – January is School Board Member Recognition Month which is celebrated by 69 school districts throughout Louisiana. Approximately 643 school board members across the state will be honored by their schools and communities for their untiring dedication to school governance.
The Louisiana School Boards Association (LSBA) joins with others from around the nation in observance of School Board Recognition Month – a time to salute the work of school board members and celebrate public education.
This year’s theme, “SCHOOL BOARDS MATTER! Navigating to Success” reinforces the unique role school board members play in promoting and advocating for quality education and the ownership they take for governing their local public schools. These individuals not only bear responsibility for an annual budget, students, and buildings but like most elected officials, their work goes far beyond the board room. A school board member’s service begins well before the gavel