A | BATON ROUGE, La. -- As Louisiana’s gubernatorial election commences Saturday, Republicans are hoping to reclaim the governor’s mansion after an eight-year hiatus while Democrats try to keep the coveted position in a state where Donald Trump garnered a majority of the votes during the last two presidential elections. Six major candidates — four Republicans, one Democrat and one independent — are vying for the seat that is being vacated by Gov. John Bel Edwards, the only Democratic governor in the Deep South. With Edwards unable to run due to consecutive term limits, the election opens a huge opportunity for Republicans to win Louisiana’s top position.Louisiana is one of three states with a gubernatorial election this fall, along with Mississippi and Kentucky.In total, 14 candidates are competing to succeed Edwards under a “ jungle primary " system in which all candidates, regardless of party affiliation, appear together on the same ballot on Saturday. If no candidate tops 50% of the votes, the top two vote-getters will advance to a runoff on Nov. 18. Among the Republican candidates is Attorney General Jeff Landry, who earned the endorsement of high profile Republicans including former President Trump and U.S. Rep Steve Scalise, as well as a controversial early endorsement from the state GOP. Throughout the race, Landry has enjoyed a sizable fundraising advantage over the rest of the field. He has also faced political attacks from opponents on social media and in interviews, calling him a bully and making accusations of backroom deals to gain support.The other major candidates running for governor are GOP state Sen. Sharon Hewitt; Hunter Lundy, a Lake Charles-based attorney running as an independent; Republican state Treasurer John Schroder; Stephen Waguespack, the Republican former head of a powerful business group and former senior aide to then-Gov. Bobby Jindal; and Shawn Wilson, a Democrat and former head of Louisiana’s Transportation and Development Department. State Rep. Richard Nelson withdrew from the race in September and endorsed Landry but will remain on the ballot per state election laws.With four significant GOP candidates vying for the position, Democrats are hopeful that Wilson, their sole major candidate, will succeed. In the past the Democratic Party has coalesced behind one candidate, instead of splitting votes, to push their candidate through to a runoff and hopefully face a Republican who is limping into the general election following scrutiny and targeted political attack ads.Saturday’s election also features a slew of statewide contests, four ballot measures and localized races, including all 39 Senate seats and 105 House seats, although a significant number of incumbents are running unopposed. The governor’s race is not the only statewide office up for grabs without an incumbent on the ballot. There is also the attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer and insurance commissioner. Tim Temple, a former insurance executive vying for insurance commissioner, is running unopposed.One closely watched race is for the job of secretary of state. Republican Kyle Ardoin holds the position but opted not to seek reelection.Whoever is elected will take on the crucial task of replacing Louisiana’s outdated voting machines, which don’t produce the paper ballots critical to ensuring accurate election results.The lengthy and ongoing replacement process was thrust into the national spotlight after allegations of bid-rigging. Voting machine companies claimed favoritism, and conspiracy theorists, who support Trump’s lies that the 2020 presidential election was stolen, inserted themselves into the conversation. Conspiracy theorists urged Ardoin to ditch voting machines altogether and instead rely on hand-counted paper ballots.Among the candidates running for secretary of state are GOP state House Speaker Clay Schexnayder; First Assistant Secretary of State Nancy Landry, a Republican; Mike Francis, a public service commissioner and former chair of the state GOP; and Gwen Collins-Greenup, a Democrat and attorney. All four say they are against hand-counting paper ballots. Also running for the position is grocery store owner Brandon Trosclair, who has aligned himself with a movement of conservative activists who believe there has been widespread fraud in Louisiana’s elections. The Republican supports hand-counted paper ballots, a notion that election clerks have spoken against as it would involve counting tens of thousands of ballots in many parishes.。
B | 南洋理工大学（NTU）国家教育学院（NIE）在应对快速变化的学习者需求和新兴技术对合作与学习的影响下，推出了新的战略愿景——NIE 2025。这一蓝图延续了NIE 2018-2022战略的成功，并为未来三年（2023/24至2025/26学年）制定了学院层面的战略方向和优先事项。来源：NTU官网NIE 2025蓝图核心领域： 项目与研究（Programmes & Research）：持续创新与卓越：NIE将继续推动学术项目和研究领域的创新，确保教学质量的不断提升。通过跨学科合作，NIE致力于开发应对全球教育挑战的解决方案，满足学生多样化的学习需求。数字化转型：为适应未来教育的需求，NIE将实施一条数字化路线图，通过技术创新来提升教学和学习体验，确保学院在教育技术方面的领先地位。合作与网络（Partnerships & Networks）：全球合作拓展：NIE将进一步加强与国内外教育机构的合作，扩大其全球教育网络。通过这些合作，NIE不仅能提升自身的国际影响力，还能为全球教育系统带来更多创新的教育模式和实践经验。声誉与参与度提升：作为战略重点之一，NIE将通过多样化的参与活动和国际合作项目，进一步提升其在全球教育界的声誉和参与度。
C | 人力与机构能力（People & Institutional Capacity）：人才发展与机构建设：NIE将加大对教职员工的专业发展支持，增强内部团队的能力建设。同时，学院还计划进行校园基础设施的全面更新，以创造更加现代化、智能化的学习环境。
D | 可持续发展教育：NIE承诺在校园内外推动可持续发展教育，通过创新的教学方法和学习计划，培养具有全球视野和环境意识的未来领袖。
E | 来源：NTU官网重点举措： NIE数字路线图：这一多年度的科技路线图将为NIE实现其教育领导目标提供清晰的战略方向。
F | 通过四大数字化推进领域和三个关键支持系统，NIE将构建一个面向未来的教育生态系统，满足关键利益相关者的需求。可持续发展计划：NIE的可持续发展计划紧密对接南洋理工大学的可持续发展宣言，强调通过教育和环境保护的双重努力，培养下一代的环保倡导者。NIE院长Christine Goh教授在蓝图的前言中强调，尽管未来充满不确定性，但NIE已经做好准备，通过明确的战略方向和一系列关键举措，迎接新的机遇和挑战。在未来三年内，NIE不仅将在教学和研究领域继续保持卓越，还将通过合作和数字化创新，推动全球教育的进步。来源：NTU官网通过NIE 2025蓝图，NIE不仅为自身的发展设定了新的里程碑，也为全球教育领域提供了重要的引领和示范作用。我们期待着NIE在未来的成就，见证其在教育变革与创新方面的持续贡献！。
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