Education & Workforce

Positive drug tests among U.S. workers hit the highest level since 2001 last year,...

Americans continued to switch jobs at near-record rates in February, with 4.4 million workers...

The Diocese of Baton Rouge has named a new leader for its schools. Mary Patricia...

Most of the millions of Americans who quit jobs during the Great Resignation regret the move, don't like their new position enough to stay or are searching for a new gig, according to a Harris Poll survey conducted March 18-20.

Nearly every hiring manager has a blind spot that, if left unidentified, can lead to them missing out on high-quality employees or hiring people that are not a good fit with their company’s goals. 

Larger employers are revamping the way they conduct background checks on potential employees as a way to fight the tight labor market, Axios reports. 

Two years after the pandemic began and despite inflation and the war in Ukraine driving prices up, Louisiana’s employment numbers are at their highest since March 2020, with Baton Rouge adding the second most jobs of any Louisiana metro from January to February.

Louisiana education leaders’ message to state lawmakers was clear: The teacher shortage in K-12 schools has reached emergency levels, Louisiana Illuminator reports. 

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week fell to its lowest level in 52 years as the U.S. job market continues to show strength amid rising costs and the ongoing pandemic.

Capital Area United Way will distribute $1.5 million for 21 programs related to education, healthy living and income stability, the organization’s leaders announced today.