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re: If you were considering moving back to Louisiana...where?
Posted on 5/12/16 at 2:14 pm to lsunurse
Posted on 5/12/16 at 2:14 pm to lsunurse
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She just doesn't feel like she wants to raise a family in BR anymore.
Anyone who lives in Baton Rouge and wants to provide their children with a good education has no choice but to send their kids to a private school. I had a coworker, several years ago, who moved to the BR office, from Houston. She grew up in the DFW area. She could not understand why everyone at work sent their kids to private school.
When there were layoffs, that was the biggest concern for most people. The difference between being able to send their kids to a "good" school or having to send them to public school. Not to mention, when EBR changed up the districts to balance out race at all the schools, if they had to go to public school, they would have to attend schools on the other side of town. The education system in this state is poisonous.
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Posted on 5/12/16 at 2:24 pm to OweO
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The difference between being able to send their kids to a "good" school or having to send them to public school. Not to mention, when EBR changed up the districts to balance out race at all the schools, if they had to go to public school, they would have to attend schools on the other side of town. The education system in this state is poisonous.
See my saving grace was the gifted and magnet school systems. It was my only shot at a decent public education. But now...the only true magnet HS is Baton Rouge High. Which I'm sure is a great option. However...as a parent I would imagine you can't just bank on sending your kid there. If it's the only decent option I would imagine it's more competitive to be accepted there now.
In elementary I went to a mixed regular school in NBR that also had gifted mixed in. No big deal for elementary. Middle school was a magnet/gifted middle school. Great environment since all of us basically nerds. HS...all magnet at SMHS. Again...perfect environment for a teen that wants to learn.
Year after I graduated they had the whole deseg debacle and decided that SMHS had to also accept neighborhood kids. Everyone protested it saying it's a horrible idea. And would just turn the school to crap. And it did(from what my younger brother told me since he was a student there after the change). Instead of one fight maybe a year...fights were almost daily. Many of the really good teachers left cause they didn't want to babysit problem kids..they wanted to teach. He said it was just never the same.
Posted on 5/12/16 at 2:35 pm to lsunurse
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lsunurse
It's not just BR. My Parish has been consolidated to one HS, this HS rates as a 2/10. The local charter school which pulls from the same populace for students is an 8/10. The major difference between the two is that if you don't want to learn at the charter school you will end up back at the public school. At the public school however if you don't want to learn you just disrupt the class because the alternative school was shut down.
ETA: By my parish I mean the one I was born and raised in, my current parish has an amazing public school system.
This post was edited on 5/12/16 at 2:37 pm
Posted on 5/12/16 at 2:37 pm to TDcline
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Are there any areas that have decent schools, low crime, and realistic home/land prices?
West Feliciana Parish
Posted on 5/12/16 at 2:44 pm to TDcline
NOT nola
Posted on 5/12/16 at 2:55 pm to Jim Rockford
Ruston. Great place to raise a family. Great fishing and hunting. Hated to leave.
Posted on 5/12/16 at 3:00 pm to MLSter
I've posted before about implementing a plan where students who routinely disrupt the classroom/school environment cause their families to have their welfare/entitlement programs suspended temporarily or indefinitely.
Want to see how fast a state's education system can improve from the student side...?
Want to see how fast a state's education system can improve from the student side...?
Posted on 5/12/16 at 3:07 pm to OweO
Most of the people who send their kids to Catholic schools in S LA would no matter if there were good public schools or not because they want them to have a Catholic education. If this were not the case more S LA public schools would be on par with the N La ones which are much better.
Look at the religious demographics in LA the more Catholics the worse the public schools are.
Look at the religious demographics in LA the more Catholics the worse the public schools are.
Posted on 5/12/16 at 3:08 pm to AwesomeSauce
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The local charter school which pulls from the same populace for students is an 8/10
The problem with the charter school system is that it is really good in some areas and completely the opposite in others. Its a privately ran, publicly funded system and unlike public schools, which where ever you live determines what school you have to attend, anyone who lives anywhere can go to their charter school of choice.
There is one in my area which is in its 2nd or 3rd year and has a low attendance, but when you look at the amount of money it receives, it comes out to be roughly $10k per student, however; because of the low attendance, there isn't enough students to offer as much or more than the public schools.
Posted on 5/12/16 at 3:14 pm to TDcline
Jonesville.
This whole state is a shite hole so I figure if were to move off and come back I might well come back to the shite hole I call home.
This whole state is a shite hole so I figure if were to move off and come back I might well come back to the shite hole I call home.
Posted on 5/12/16 at 4:47 pm to jeffsdad
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Not that hard really....look for the area with the highest percentage of Republicans or Independents registered voters and the lowest percentage of democrats.
Welcome to Mandeville
Posted on 5/12/16 at 7:51 pm to GeauxTigerTM
Benton,LA
Posted on 5/12/16 at 8:12 pm to SuperSaint
You don't live in Louisiana for the schools, or the roads, or the quality of life, or the water that doesn't contain brain eating amoebas. You live here because the people are the most beautiful, passionate, strong, funny, and just all around great people on Earth.
Posted on 5/12/16 at 8:30 pm to Freauxzen
I have lived all along I-10 12 and 20, and I would say that St Tammany parish and south Lafayette are by far the best. I always carried a 9 in EBR and not nearly as much to do along I-20 unless you like casinos, high school football, or hunting, and two of those only give you something to do in the fall
Posted on 5/12/16 at 8:42 pm to tiger09
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St Tammany parish
Is full and closed.
Posted on 5/12/16 at 9:24 pm to TDcline
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Where would you consider moving to and why?
On about 5 acres in Rocky Branch overlooking Bayou Deloutre and the Ouachita River. House is built and ready once I retire in +/- 15 years. Kids will be in college so zero fricks given about schools.
Posted on 5/12/16 at 9:57 pm to Captain Want
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Where all in La. have you been? Lake Charles? Monroe? Alexandria? Frankly I find it interesting that nobody (unless I missed it) has mentioned any of those places. Just curious where your points of reference are
Finally someone mentions Monroe. North Monroe has good schools, restaurants, a fantastic golf course, and is close to the best hunting and fishing in the state. Home to Louisiana's largest company, Centurylink, a fortune 100 company. I grew up in rural northeast LA and moved back here from San Antonio by choice. Best decision I ever made, our quality of life is amazing.
Posted on 5/12/16 at 10:03 pm to TDcline
NOLA
Posted on 5/12/16 at 10:05 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
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You live here because the people are the most beautiful, passionate, strong, funny, and just all around great people on Earth.
I've met nicer people. Try South Carolina, some really nice folks there.
Posted on 5/12/16 at 10:15 pm to Midtiger farm
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Look at the religious demographics in LA the more Catholics the worse the public schools are.
This post was edited on 5/12/16 at 10:20 pm
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