Apr 20, 2013 | The Daily Advertiser
Student info pulled from database
Louisiana Department of Education Superintendent John White says he is withdrawing Louisiana student information from a nonprofit database, inBloom, just two days after he assured Board of Elementary and Secondary Education members that the data was safe and could not be distributed without department approval.
Discussion of student databases stirs lively debate at BESE meeting
Despite fervent opposition from special education advocates, Louisiana's top school board Thursday approved a $3.5 billion spending request for public schools.