Louisiana's pre-K to 12 education rankings show major gains

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Louisiana continues to make its way up the U.S. News & World Report Best States rankings.

In the most recent ranking, the state came in 37th for Pre–K–12 education. The new ranking is up three spots from last year and marks a third straight year where Louisiana has seen an increase. The state has gone from 41 to 40 and now 37 in the publisher's rankings.

The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) pointed to offering students high-dosage tutoring support...