Board President says plan is most effective, but not the safest. Superintendent says district won’t test or pay for teacher tests. Johnson says school district is putting lives of teachers at risk. Is the Monroe City Schools…
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Monroe City schools to open August 26th
The Monroe City Schools has released its reopening plans for the 2020-2021 school year. The district’s reopening plan is as follows: Wednesday, August 26, 2020, is the first day of school. PRE-K to Grade 6, will attend school on campus…
Vidrine reports city schools just short of B grade, but low scores prompt questions
Superintendent Dr. Brent Vidrine said Monroe City Schools have improved but will be a hair short of being ranked as a “B” school system this year. However, even as he spoke, members of the district’s curriculum committee questioned why student…
Vidrine says teacher raise could mean preschool closure in Monroe
A bill to give teachers a $1,000 a year raise is being debated in the Louisiana Legislature, but if the bill passes and teachers actually get a raise, Monroe City School Superintendent Brent Vidrine says he may be forced to…
NAACP vows new suits, despite court “Unitary” declaration
The Ouachita Parish NAACP and leaders of the Black Community are disappointed that the federal courts have dismissed the 53-year-old desegregation suit effectively declaring the school district free from discrimination and court supervision. A decision in the case styled…
We have a Memorial to Robert E. Lee, but nothing for Abraham Lincoln
By Roosevelt Wright, Jr. Across America memorials and building names that salute men who fought against the United States are being protested, except in Monroe. We are the nation in reverse; we have taken down the name of an American…