IDEA schools closing in Baton Rouge

IDEA Innovation and IDEA Bridge in Baton Rouge to close at end of school year
According to a statement, IDEA Innovation and IDEA Bridge will close at the end of the 2024-25 school year. School system officials said it is working with the East Baton Rouge Parish School System and New Schools for Baton Rouge to transition operations at the two schools to new operators for the next school year.
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IDEA Innovation and IDEA Bridge schools to close at end of school year
Officials with IDEA Public Schools said the IDEA Innovation and IDEA Bridge schools in Baton Rouge will close at the end of the 2024-2025 school year.
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