Schools
Bureau of Governmental Research endorses May 4 tax proposals in Orleans, Jefferson parishes
By Faimon A. Roberts III and Jessica Williams
Source: The Advocate
April 9, 2019
A nonpartisan research group is urging New Orleans and Jefferson Parish voters to support two tax measures that will...BGR report weighs in on proposed tax to give Jefferson Parish teachers pay raises
By Nicole Mumphrey
Source: Fox 8
April 9, 2019
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – In a new report released Tuesday morning, the Bureau of Governmental Research weighs in on...Jefferson school system’s $29 million tax hike endorsed by Bureau of Governmental Research
By Drew Broach
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
April 9, 2019
The Jefferson Parish public school system’s $28.8 million tax increase was endorsed Tuesday (April 9) by the independent Bureau of Governmental...Jefferson school tax proposal gets endorsement from Bureau of Governmental Research
By Faimon A. Roberts III
Source: The Advocate
April 9, 2019
Jefferson Parish’s proposed 7.9-mill public schools tax landed a significant endorsement Tuesday, when the Bureau of Governmental Research backed...BGR Report Reviews Jefferson Parish School Tax Proposal
April 9, 2019
Today, BGR releases On the Ballot: Jefferson Parish School Tax Proposal, May 4, 2019. The report analyzes a May 4...
Gov. John Bel Edwards on State Priorities of Local Importance
November 13, 2018
Governor John Bel Edwards presented at a BGR Breakfast Briefing on State of Louisiana priorities of local importance. BGR...
Love to Learn, Learn to Lead: A 100-Day Investment for a Stronger Jefferson Parish Public School System
May 31, 2018
Dr. Cade Brumley, the new superintendent of the Jefferson Parish Public School System, addressed a BGR Breakfast Briefing on...Taking Stock: Three Years of Change at the Orleans Parish School Board
March 22, 2018
Dr. Henderson Lewis, Jr., reviewed his first three years as superintendent of the Orleans Parish Public Schools. The BGR...
Jeff School Board to consider calling another tax election
By Littice Bacon-Blood
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
December 15, 2017
The Jefferson Parish School Board most likely will ask voters for a tax increase next spring to fund teacher pay raises...JP school leaders consider next move after teacher pay millage defeat
By Rob Masson
Source: FOX 8
November 21, 2017
METAIRIE, LA (WVUE) – Jefferson Parish School Board members are debating which way to go next after voters narrowly defeated a measure...