
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Louisiana’s public education scores soared from pre-pandemic numbers, with fourth graders going from last in reading to 16th place in the nation. Today, Governor Jeff Landry along with local leaders highlighted the successes and areas of improvement based on the 2024 Nation’s Report Card, which is widely regarded as the gold standard of assessments for fourth and eighth graders. “This is an unbelievably great day for a lot of people, but especially for the kids of Louisiana,” Governor Landry said. Leaders say teaching styles like...