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Grad Act

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The GRAD Act was approved by the legislature and signed into law by Governor Bobby Jindal in June, 2010.

As a result, the Board of Regents has entered into six-year performance agreements with each of the participating institutions. In the agreements, the institution commits to meeting specific performance objectives in exchange for increased tuition authority and eligibility to participate in certain autonomies. Read more

Master Plan

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Authorized by the state Constitution, the Master Plan provides a broad vision for the State’s higher education system and acknowledges its interdependence with the economy and its many contributions towards better lives for Louisiana’s citizenry.

The actions outlined in this Plan are guided by the reality that Louisiana must raise the educational attainment of its adult citizens if it is to compete successfully in the 21st century world economy. Read more

News Wire

Associated Press
Smoking ban heads to full Senate

Associated Press
Test results up overall; voucher schools flat

Gannett
Smoking ban needs Senate's OK - Smoking would be prohibited near state offices

Gannett
Highly paid state employees should register vehicles

Gannett
Equal pay to apply only to state employees

Gannett
Panel OKs plan for college construction

Baton Rouge
Thursday at the Legislature

Baton Rouge
Tuition control bills dead

Baton Rouge
Higher ed retirement bill advances - Legislation heads to full House

Baton Rouge
GOP offended at Legislative Auditor’s request for financial docs

Baton Rouge
Effort to stop Common Core standards advances

Baton Rouge
Breakaway district bill advances

Baton Rouge
Watered-down Equal Pay bill clears state Senate

Baton Rouge
Southern University police investigate rape claim

Baton Rouge
LEAP results show unchanged promotion rates

Baton Rouge
Our Views: Overdoing it on contracts?

Baton Rouge
Our Views: Saluting La. graduates

Baton Rouge
SLU tech center opens for students

Hammond
Southeastern Nursing and Health Sciences students honored

Hammond
Southeastern honors Livingston, St. Tammany and Tangi grads

Lake Charles
House committee approves over $250 million in tech college plans

Monroe
Thompson receives special recognition from NELEA

Monroe
ULM partners with CenturyLink, CISCO in new academy

New Orleans
LEAP score results show improvements in most local parishes: Chart

New Orleans
Louisiana Senate panel approves bill to raise LSU student fees

New Orleans
Louisiana voucher students score almost 30 points below average on LEAP tests

New Orleans
Louisiana test scores relatively flat amidst concern about next year's tougher tests

Ruston
Tech: Diploma time - Degrees presented to 35 student-athletes

Shreveport
Hospital privatization costing state

Regional/National
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Through the development and promotion of the Louisiana Transfer degree, a robust articulation and transfer system is now in place.

Graduation Rates are increasing overall.

Louisiana higher education fall enrollment has increased by 16,167 students since 2008.

Working with BESE, the Board of Regents has helped to ensure that more students are graduating from high school ready for college or career. ACT scores are on the rise.

Demand for postsecondary education is rising. More students (traditional and non-traditional) are attending college.

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