The Jefferson Parish public school system is joining more than a dozen other Louisiana school systems in declaring its intent to apply to the 2012 Race to the Top-District program. James Meza ...

The Jefferson Parish school system has won the chance to receive an intensive analysis of its educational strategies from the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation, a national group known for pushing a ...

The Jefferson Parish school system has appointed new principals at six schools for the upcoming school year. The latest hires came a week after the system announced principals for eight new ...

THE DISTRICT IS WORKING. IN CLOSELY WITH OCH Jefferson Parish Public School officials are addressing safety concerns of students, families and faculty as coronavirus cases surge again. Jefferson ...

Jefferson Parish School Board have announced potential major changes coming to its public schools for the 2023-24 school year due to a significant drop in school enrollment throughout the parish ...

The Jefferson Parish school system named its district winners in the competition to become the Louisiana Department of Education's Teacher of the Year. The system's candidates are Jamie Staes ...

The Jefferson Parish Public Schools system has 140 teacher openings ahead of the first day of school. At the start of the 2023-2024 school year, the district had 200 teacher vacancies. According ...

A recent audit conducted by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor reported the theft of public funds from the Jefferson Parish Public School System. As of now, officials are not aware of how much was ...

HARVEY, La. - The Jefferson Parish Public School System's performance scores rose an entire letter grade from last year. The new scores, released today by the Louisiana Department of Education ...

NEW ORLEANS, La. (WVUE) - The Jefferson Parish public school system urges lawmakers to reject a House Bill 83. This bill would allow two students recently suspended for having bb guns during ...