Education & Workforce

Schools, universities, workforce training, and the talent pipeline preparing the region’s next generation of workers.

Nurse plans to turn dilapidated Florida Boulevard building into early learning center

A dilapidated building on Florida Boulevard, in between Baton Rouge General and Baton Rouge Community College, has been scooped up by a local nurse who has plans to renovate the property into a new early learning child care center.

Gov. Edwards to meet with LSU officials about energy contract

Gov. John Bel Edwards is scheduled to meet Friday morning with officials from LSU,...

US weekly unemployment claims rise to highest level since August

The number of people seeking unemployment aid soared last week to 965,000, the most...

US survey respondents trust their employers over other institutions

People have more faith in their own employer than leaders in government and business,...

Surveys still show workers in no hurry to return to office

Some Americans have a new outlook on remote working: They prefer it, The Wall...

Pandemic creating wave of new job roles for 2021 and beyond

As the way people work has changed, so have the roles that need to...
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Louisiana in line to get $331M for higher education as part of COVID-19 aid

Louisiana is expected to receive an estimated $331.1 million for higher education through the...

LSU weighs requiring COVID-19 vaccines for students

LSU is weighing whether to require its students to get the COVID-19 vaccine before the fall semester when the shots should be accessible to more people.

Analysis of leaders throughout COVID-19 shows women better in a crisis 

When discussing the careers of women leaders, there’s a phenomenon referred to as the...

Louisiana middle of pack on per student public education spending

Louisiana spends $11,452 on public education per student, Governing reports, which is below the...
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