Icess Fernandez has covered education, K-12 and higher education, for seven years. She currently covers higher education for The Times.
Nicole Blake Johnson covers K-12 education for The Times. She specially covers Caddo and Bossier Parishes and the area's new charter schools -- Linwood Public Charter and Linear Leadership Academy.
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