Patrick Wall
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Education editor & reporter at @nolanews @theadvocatebr | 🏳️🌈 | Formerly @Chalkbeat | DMs open | Email: patrick.wall at theadvocate.com
Some pretty big Louisiana education news: Advocates filed a lawsuit today to block Gov. Jeff Landry's plan to cut public school funding by $168 million to pay for teacher stipends. www.nola.com/news/educati...
Louisiana education advocates file lawsuit to block Landry’s budget cut, teacher stipend plan
Public school advocates filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to block Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry’s plan to pay for teacher stipends by cutting education funding by nearly $170 million.
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Louisiana & Trump's DOJ are fighting to end the state's last remaining school deseg orders — and they want courts to dismiss the cases without requiring districts to show they complied with orders. “It's a fundamental rejection of the rule of law,” one expert told me. www.nola.com/news/educati...
Do Louisiana schools serve Black and White students equally? A key legal fight will decide.
Aided by the Trump Administration, Louisiana officials are fighting in court to end decades-old desegregation orders. Critics argue the orders are outdated, but civil rights groups and some Black pare...
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MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, donated $38 million to Xavier University in New Orleans, part of a wide-scale giving spree to HBCUs.
McKenzie Scott donates $38 million to Xavier, largest gift in school history
MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, donated $38 million to Xavier University in New Orleans, part of a wide-scale giving spree to HBCUs.
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The U.S. Education Department is moving management of K-12 and higher education to the Department of Labor and parceling out other core job duties to other agencies. It's the most sweeping effort so far to dismantle the agency.
Is Trump dismantling the Education Department? Not yet. But changes are coming.
The U.S. Education Department is moving management of K-12 and higher education to the Department of Labor and parceling out other core job duties to other agencies. It's the most sweeping effort so far to dismantle the agency.
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This is nightmare fuel for those struggling with their mental health, especially children. www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
My first post here... 👋 After the Trump admin said it's withholding nearly $7B in education grants, Louisiana schools are bracing for the fallout — including possible afterschool & staffing cuts. "This puts every district in a really difficult spot," one supt said. www.nola.com/news/educati...
Louisiana schools brace for possible cuts after Trump administration withholds $7 billion
Schools had expected to receive the money on July 1, which would allow them to plan for the fall. Instead, the U.S. Department of Education told states it would not release the funds until it had revi...
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