Elyse Carmosino
K-12 Statewide Education Reporter at The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)
K-12 statewide education reporter @theadvocatebr | https://t.co/BC9OBC9EOP
Articles
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2 weeks ago |
theadvocate.com | Elyse Carmosino
Louisiana voters will return to the polls to decide whether to approve a constitutional amendment that would permanently raise teacher salaries by $2,250 and support staff salaries by $1,125 under a pair of bills that received final passage in the Legislature on Thursday. House Bill 466 by Rep. Josh Carlson, R-Lafayette, and HB 473 by Rep.
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2 weeks ago |
theadvocate.com | Elyse Carmosino
Melanie Cade wasn't sure how she felt when the package arrived on her doorstep last year with a red DoorDash delivery bag inside. As a single mother of two and a special education teacher in Jefferson Parish, working for the online service would offer Cade a little extra cash — on top of her other part-time tutoring gig — to supplement her salary. But it was also a reminder of how difficult it has been to make ends meet.
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1 month ago |
theadvocate.com | Elyse Carmosino
Louisiana lawmakers want schools to serve more locally made, nutritious meals and get rid of highly processed products, as they join the Trump administration in pushing for healthier food options. An assortment of bills and resolutions making their way through the state Legislature aim to reshape Louisiana food policies to align with U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s "Make America Healthy Again” agenda, which seeks to reduce chronic illness and obesity.
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1 month ago |
theadvocate.com | Elyse Carmosino
A Louisiana lawmaker wants the state to explore alternatives to the standardized test students take each year. Senate Bill 105 by Sen. Mark Abraham, R-Lake Charles, initially called for the state to replace the LEAP test with a national assessment beginning in the 2026-27 school year. A task force of representatives from different education organizations, including teachers, principals and superintendents, would choose which national test to use.
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1 month ago |
theadvocate.com | Elyse Carmosino
Lawmakers scrapped an idea to raise TOPS scholarship rates at most public colleges in Louisiana after the plan, which would have also lowered the amount students at LSU’s main campus receive, drew concerns over cost.
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