Superintendent John B. Gordon III leads Suffolk Public Schools in telling a positive story about students and staff in the face of political antagonism and racism, deploying social media—Facebook and Instagram, in particular—to keep the community informed and engaged in Suffolk Public Schools' achievements and activities.

A public emergency declared by the Iberville Parish School Board will pave the way for the purchase of a new chiller system for schools throughout the parish.

The Pulaski County and Lakeside school districts say that some of the incidents listed on a document circulated to reporters by the state Department of Education either never happened, or do not violate state law.

It's called the Building Excellent Schools Today—or BEST—grant program, and it has awarded $3.5 billion over the last 15 years to school districts needing to update their buildings, according to the state department of education.