Planning is now underway for a training and education center to be located on the Bossier Parish Community College campus near Shreveport.

Analysis from the Data Quality Campaign shows reports bogged down by lack of clarity, accessibility and jargon.

Without E-rate funds, "we may not be where we are now," said the tech director of a district that recently launched 1:1 and implemented online testing.

Nesmith has shepherded school systems in the state as they navigate "one of the most restrictive student privacy laws in the nation."