Ashley White

2 weeks ago | theadvocate.com | Ashley White

The base pay for Lafayette Parish teachers could increase and teachers could see a change to incentive pay. Superintendent Francis Touchet Jr. is proposing raising first-year teachers' pay to $50,000 and creating an incentive pay based on teaching assignment and one based on student growth. He is scheduled to discuss his plan during the school board's Thursday meeting. "Teacher pay should be commensurate with the responsibility they shoulder,” Touchet said in a statement.

2 weeks ago | theadvocate.com | Ashley White

Some students at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette said Tuesday they want more visible security and better guidelines for non-student protesters after a religious group demonstrated on campus. The demonstrators, who are not students but part of the Pentecostal Consuming Fire Fellowship, argued loudly with a large group of students outside the student union. The group has a right to be on campus, according to university policy.

2 weeks ago | theadvocate.com | Ashley White

Louisiana, which was beginning to see its number of international students rise after plummeting during the COVID-19 pandemic, is starting to see another decline. The state in March had about 6,800 international students enrolled in exchange and higher education programs, according to state data. But that’s 8% less than March 2024, when enrollment surpassed pre-pandemic numbers.

2 weeks ago | nola.com | Ashley White

Louisiana, which was beginning to see its number of international students rise after plummeting during the COVID-19 pandemic, is starting to see another decline. The state in March had about 6,800 international students enrolled in exchange and higher education programs, according to state data. But that’s 8% less than March 2024, when enrollment surpassed pre-pandemic numbers.

2 weeks ago | theadvocate.com | Ashley White

The solution to helping Gulf Coast communities prepare for and respond to floods and other climate extremes isn't going to be found in one discipline alone. That's why organizers said the $5.8-million, six-university impact research project led by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette is vital. Its goal is to bring together experts from various fields who can bring solutions to communities in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.