How did your parish's report card come out?

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Scores were released yesterday. Bossier (heavily GOP) got 'A'. Caddo (heavily Dem) stayed at 'C' with half their schools at D,F.

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Yet when comparing the 2, Caddo had all the top scoring schools

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You can find your kids school grade here: LINK

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Two efforts to soften the impact of the new rules failed on identical 4-7 votes, with all three of Gov. John Bel Edwards' appointees siding with the push for a milder approach.

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All you need to know right here

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No, you still don't understand. All of the high IQ students in Caddo are concentrated in 3 schools.

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Oh, I understand completely. Where do you think all the middle to upper middle class kids in Caddo go to school?

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The proper measure is ALL of Caddo vs. ALL of Bossier and it's not close. Bossier is vastly superior.

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For average kids.

Wow, that brings back memories. Chief was great. He bought a cheap car his freshman year and had the dealer take the back seat out and extend the driver's seat track back so he could fit in it.

And, yes, he attended every class every day and he graduated on time in 4 years. But he did have some 'help'. Oh, the stories I could tell.

Tangipahoa parish schools have been average to failing since 2009. Even with the new magnet standards, our schools have been dismal. We’re now voting for teacher raises. Frick that. Show you can teach and get the graduation rate past 70% and test scores above average. Then, and only then, will I vote “yes” for you to get a raise. Only a teacher would complain about not getting paid enough, but, get every holiday and 3 months off.

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Was the teachers name La-a?

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LaDasha? No, it wasn't her.

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No, you still don't understand. All of the high IQ students in Caddo are concentrated in 3 schools. Bossier spreads them out by neighborhood. The proper measure is ALL of Caddo vs. ALL of Bossier and it's not close. Bossier is vastly superior.

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Is that the right comparison? It depends on the question.

Which district, overall, has the best performance? Then yes district average is probably better.

But a family doesn't send their kids to a district. They send them to a school. So if the questions is "which school district do I want to live in to maximize my kids chance of future success?" If you have average kids, then Bossier is probably better for you. If you have smart kids then Caddo is the better choice.

It's the same issue with Livingston/Ascension and East Baton Rouge. They have overall better test results (because they have overall better students from middle class backgrounds). But EBR has elite schools with elite students (thinking Baton Rouge High).