Elyse Carmosino

New Orleans

K-12 Statewide Education Reporter at The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)

K-12 statewide education reporter @theadvocatebr | https://t.co/BC9OBC9EOP

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High schoolers who pass Louisiana's new civics test will receive 'Freedom Seal' on diplomas

2 weeks ago | theadvocate.com | Elyse Carmosino

Louisiana officials want to recognize students who demonstrate a strong grasp of civics by honoring them with a special “Freedom Seal” on their diplomas. Starting next year, high schoolers who achieve “mastery” or above on the state’s new civics test will be given a foil seal on their diplomas acknowledging their accomplishment. Those who receive the seal will also qualify for a red, white and blue honor cord to wear during their graduation ceremony.
Will Louisiana teachers get a raise? Pay hike is uncertain after Amendment 2 fails.

3 weeks ago | theadvocate.com | Elyse Carmosino

After voters on Saturday rejected a constitutional amendment that would have funded higher salaries for teachers, it’s unclear whether educators will still receive a raise next school year or instead see their paychecks shrink. One of four constitutional changes championed by Gov.
After earlier doubts, Louisiana teachers union backs constitution change that will raise pay

1 month ago | theadvocate.com | Elyse Carmosino

After initial hesitation, Louisiana’s largest teachers’ union came out this week in support of an amendment to the state constitution backed by Gov. Jeff Landry that would dissolve three longstanding education trust funds to pay for teacher salary increases. One of four constitutional changes on the March 29 statewide ballot, Amendment 2 would make pay stipends the Legislature approved last year — $2,000 for teachers and $1,000 for support staff — a recurring part of their annual salaries.
Students build community, learn healthy habits through Lafayette-based School Garden Initiative

1 month ago | theadvocate.com | Elyse Carmosino

Several days a week, students at Martial Billeaud Elementary School in Lafayette can be found outside in shifts, tending to a garden nestled in a small plot beside their school building, watering, weeding and debugging an array of vegetables.
Louisiana leads the nation in post-pandemic reading recovery, new report says

2 months ago | theadvocate.com | Elyse Carmosino |Elyse Carmosino

Louisiana students lead the nation in recovering from pandemic learning loss in reading and have made the second biggest recovery in math, according to a new report that found Louisiana is the only state where the average student has returned to pre-pandemic achievement levels.
Few of his teachers were Black men. He became a New Orleans teacher to change that.

Jan 12, 2025 | theadvocate.com | Elyse Carmosino

Wilfred Wright was drawn to teaching as a child, but it wasn't easy to imagine becoming an educator because so few of his teachers looked like him. “The only Black men in my school were the deans or the coaches," said Wright, who grew up and went to school in New Orleans.
Legislature approves contract with vendor for Louisiana’s new private-school tuition program

Nov 15, 2024 | theadvocate.com | Elyse Carmosino

The Louisiana Legislature approved funding for a contract with a private company hired to oversee rollout of the state’s new school-choice program. The Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget overwhelmingly voted Friday to approve a $910,000, one-year contract with Odyssey, a company founded in 2021 to help states manage grant programs like the one Louisiana lawmakers approved last spring that will give households tax money to put toward private school tuition.
Louisiana teachers could receive long-awaited pay raises under proposed bill

Nov 12, 2024 | theadvocate.com | Elyse Carmosino

After years of waiting, Louisiana teachers may finally receive long-anticipated raises thanks to proposed legislation that would require school districts to use newly-freed funds on permanent salary increases.
‘Kids are talking to each other.’ Teachers, students embrace Louisiana’s cell phone ban

Oct 9, 2024 | theadvocate.com | Elyse Carmosino

While planning a field trip to a student-athlete leadership conference in September, Kassie Binkley doubted that her high schoolers could make it through the day without their cellphones, as their school district now requires. So she was stunned when the teens not only survived the phone-less trip — they seemed to love it. “My kids played games while the rest of the kids picked up their phones during breaks,” the Caldwell Parish High School physical education teacher said.
30% of teachers have not completed literacy trainings required by Louisiana law, LDOE says

Aug 23, 2024 | theadvocate.com | Elyse Carmosino

Despite a 2021 state law requiring Louisiana teachers to learn the latest methods to teach reading, 30% have yet to complete the training, according to state data through May of this year. As of May 1, the most recent date for which numbers are available, about 71% of teachers and 79% of administrators in grades K-3 had taken the required reading course. Under state law, those groups should have completed the training by the start of the 2023-24 school year.

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Articles

High schoolers who pass Louisiana's new civics test will receive 'Freedom Seal' on diplomas

Will Louisiana teachers get a raise? Pay hike is uncertain after Amendment 2 fails.

After earlier doubts, Louisiana teachers union backs constitution change that will raise pay

Students build community, learn healthy habits through Lafayette-based School Garden Initiative

Louisiana leads the nation in post-pandemic reading recovery, new report says

Few of his teachers were Black men. He became a New Orleans teacher to change that.

Legislature approves contract with vendor for Louisiana’s new private-school tuition program

Louisiana teachers could receive long-awaited pay raises under proposed bill

‘Kids are talking to each other.’ Teachers, students embrace Louisiana’s cell phone ban

30% of teachers have not completed literacy trainings required by Louisiana law, LDOE says

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