Moving up: The full-time Flores MBA program jumped 14 spots to 69th overall and 36th among public institution in the latest U.S. News & World Report 2020 Best Graduate Schools rankings. The part-time MBA program broke into the top 100 with a ranking of 99th among public universities, continuing its improvement over the years. The LSU Public Administration Institute moved up five slots to 60th among public universities. Read the full rankings.
Pay raise: Gov. John Bel Edwards’ push to give Louisiana public school teachers a pay raise and school districts their first spending increase in years has won support from the state’s top school board. Members of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education on Tuesday backed the K-12 public school financing formula proposed by the Democratic governor for the 2019-20 year. A final vote comes Wednesday. Then, the formula moves to state lawmakers for consideration. Read the full story.
How he did it: Tilman Fertitta, who owns the Houston Rockets, stars in a CNBC show and whose company last year purchased Waitr last year, will release a book about his career in September, The Houston Chronicle reports. The Galveston native turned one seafood restaurant in Katy into a multibillion-dollar empire spanning restaurants, hotels, amusement parks and casinos. Forbes puts Fertitta’s net worth at $4.5 billion. Read the full story.
