Louisiana BESE elects all-women officers slate for first time
Special to USA Today Network The Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education elected its officers for 2021. Members re-elected President Sandy Holloway, District 3, elected Kira Orange Jones, District 2, as vice president and chose Ashley Ellis, District 5, as secretary-treasurer, marking the first time the state’s top education board has elected an all-women leadership in its 46-year history. “I am honored, once again, to serve as BESE president and I am grateful to my fellow board members for entrusting me to this position,” said Holloway. “It has been a privilege to re...