School Will Start Earlier in Shreveport This Year
Which School Board Members Voted For the Change?
Which School Board Members Voted Against the Change?
Jasmine Green, Don Little, and Barry Rachal.
This time was added to the school calendar as a way to try to make some headway in making up for lost learning during the pandemic. The State Department of Education has recommended adding days to the school calendar, but the final decision has been left up to the local school boards.
Teachers have expressed concerns that they were left out of this decision making process. They will be paid for this extra time.
They have also expressed concerns about this late change, saying many teachers and students make plans to travel in August and this could disrupt some of those plans.
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