Tag: Education

Robotics competition celebrates innovation and teamwork

Over 800 elementary, middle, and high school students from eight parishes and counties and their enthusiastic supporters converged on the Bossier Civic Center on...

Step Forward, Shreveport, LSUS and International Youth Foundation work to Build...

Courtesy of Step Forward As a direct result from the Smart City: Workforce Analysis workshop held in 2019, Step Forward, the City of Shreveport, LSUS and the...

Robotics Competition to bring in 200-plus student competitors this weekend

Over 200 elementary, middle, and high school teams are scheduled to participate in the 2019-2020 Regional Autonomous Robotics Circuit (RARC) Competition 2 this Saturday,...

Shreveport-Bossier community leaders pledge support for early childhood education

Mayors, superintendents, and community leaders from across Shreveport-Bossier hosted a resolution signing last week for the first Northwest Louisiana Early Childhood Policy Summit. Step Forward,...

Bossier Chamber luncheon highlights cyber careers

Stacey Tinsley | BIZ. Magazine The generation who will make up the next workforce got a taste of what lies ahead of them during a...

Regional Autonomous Robotics Circuit kicks off 2019-2020 Series

The Bossier Civic Center was teeming with excitement on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, at the first competition of the 2019-2020 Regional Autonomous Robotics Circuit...

NICERC to host robotics competition for hundreds of area students

The Regional Autonomous Robotics Circuit (RARC) will kick off its 2019-2020 competition series with Competition 1 this Saturday, November 2, 2019, at the Bossier...

Louisiana Department of Education receives $115M in grants

David Jacobs | The Center Square The Louisiana Department of Education will receive five grants from the U.S. Department of Education totaling $115 million, the...

DigiFest previews STEAM careers for students

Stacey Tinsley | Special to BIZ. Magazine Students from across north Louisiana learned all about STEAM-based career opportunities at this year’s DigiFest South Expo in...

BYL: An investment in our future leaders

Workforce development is a key component of a thriving economy and for nearly 25 years, the Bossier Chamber has been investing in growing the...