A state force is staring at a growing problem with higher education in Louisiana: How to fund a system with more demands than ever before while state and federal dollars are on the decline.
A Louisiana House committee has advanced a bill that would keep universities from disclosing how much public money they pay athletes under new revenue-sharing rules. Critics say taxpayers have a right to know how those dollars are spent.
Louisiana colleges and universities spend a minimal amount on programs related to diversity, equity and inclusion. Those that do spend between 0.001% and 0.42% of their respective budgets.
Four civil liberties groups will sue the state of Louisiana after Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signed a law Wednesday that calls for the Ten Commandments to be displayed in school classrooms. The new rule applies to any school that accepts state money, including colleges and universities.
The new law requires school-level reports on all DEI personnel, programs and spending at all Louisiana schools. It's similar to a resolution filed last year that was defeated after higher education leaders fought back against it, calling the measure unnecessary.
