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‘Girl power’ returns

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Lincoln Parish Middle School Student of the Year Melissa Le is no stranger to the pages of the Ruston Daily Leader.

A heart for children

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Lincoln Parish Elementary Student of the Year Avery Dixon, Middle School Student of the Year Melissa Le and Elementary Principal of the Year Jenny Blalock each hail from A. E. Phillips Laboratory School, but that’s not the only similarity they share.

State changes social studies proposal again

In response to a flood of public comments, including concerns about the nature of race-related teaching in the classroom, the Louisiana Department of Education has released another updated version of its proposed social studies content standards that will come up for a vote next month.

A True Bearcat

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Lincoln Parish High School Student of the Year Jason Willis has always enjoyed the process of learning new information and improving his knowledge in the classroom.

School COVID cases trending down as Omicron variant slows

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COVID-related student absences in Lincoln Parish public schools are at their lowest total in two months as signs point to Louisiana’s Omicron variant-driven fifth surge of the virus continuing to trend down.

High School Teacher of the Year

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Ashlee Bell’s mother is a professional educator. After observing the amount of work that went into her mom’s job, she had no desire to do something like that.

Department of Education creates Disaster Preparedness Commission

The Louisiana Department of Education wants to make sure all schools are prepared for natural disasters whenever they strike.

State issues bleak literacy report

Despite seeing some improvement for the first time in years, less than half of Louisiana public school students in grades K-3 can read on grade level.

School Board taps Gullatt as new president

For the first time in six years, the Lincoln Parish School Board has a new president.

Schools Closed

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A surge of COVID-19 and other illnesses among students and staff is forcing the Lincoln Parish School District to close all schools Thursday and Friday.