Superintendent Tommy Byler presented a report to the Vermilion Parish School Board regarding the impact of the new charter school in the north Vermilion area on public schools. Byler informed the board members that around 600 students are expected to move from the public school system to the charter school. The construction of Vermilion Charter Academy, a kindergarten through eighth-grade school with a capacity of 900 students, is currently being built on Hwy. 92, located to the west of Maurice....
Spring has sprung, but the chances have increased that a new storm taking aim at the region will bring a mix of snow, sleet, and rain to the Northeast. Ahead of the arrival of the system, it will be colder, bright, blustery, and brisk on Thursday, March 21 with plenty of sunshine and a high temperature in the low 40s. Gusts will be as strong as 25 miles per hour, leading to wind-chill values in the upper teens. It will remain clear on Friday, March 22 with a high temperature in the low 40s. ...
Varadkar has asked for a new leader to be elected in advance of the Fine Gael Ard Fheis on 6 April.
Starting next school year, four schools in Vermilion Parish will welcome new principals. Tara Frick, who has dedicated the past six years as the principal at Indian Bayou Elementary, has made the decision to move closer to home. As a result, she has accepted the principal position at Forked Island/E/Broussard Elementary. Shelanne Richard took over as the interim principal at FIEB when Patricia Gaspard retired in December. Now, she is set to become the new principal at Indian Bayou Elementary,...
Gov. Kathy Hochul proposes to increase public-school funding by $825 million next year.
TOPEKA, KS (KSNT) -- The most watched sport in America is making a lot of noise. And this time it isn't from record breaking TV numbers or Taylor Swift. Rather two major changes to the sport to help prevent injury. We're talking about new tackling and kickoff rules in the NFL. But will these rules []
As the new academic year begins, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is calling on the Taliban to allow girls to attend schools and universities. UNAMA has deemed the ban on girls’ education “unjustifiable and harmful.” The organization wrote on its official social media platform X on Wednesday, March 20: “It has been […]
A new application for would-be charter schools in Arkansas should “streamline” the work of the state panel responsible for overseeing charters, according to a Department of Education official.
Two of the biggest winners over the past year — chipmaker Nvidia and pharmaceutical drug maker Novo Nordisk — are joining forces to set up one the world’s most advanced AI supercomputers in Denmark. Named Gefion, after the Norse goddess of ploughing and abundance, and built by Atos Group subsidiary Eviden, it will be based on the Nvidia DGX SuperPod architecture. Gefion will feature over 1,500 of Nvidia’s H100 Tensor Core GPUs and deliver six exaflops of FP8 AI performance. Furthermore, it...
A new South Carolina Charter school will prioritize Gullah Geechee heritage in its educational curriculum. Located in Beaufort County, The Sea Islands Heritage Academy was approved by the Public Charter School District Board of Trustees in April of last year.
The Brother Martin High School cheerleading team has been named national champions for the third time.
Company HDR donated bikes to 'All Kids Bike' for new bikes at John P Thomas Elementary, as part of the Learn-To-Ride curriculum.