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Louisiana’s Business Climate Rated Highly in Recent Studies
It is widely expected that tax reform will be the Jindal administration’s primary goal in the 2013 [...]
Read moreThe Louisiana Teacher Union Paradox
Teacher union challenges to real education reform continue to exist, though often in ways that are not [...]
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Will Independent Contractors Be Reclassified Out of Existence?
The proposed Labor Department budget for fiscal year 2013 includes money for 35 new investigators to dig [...]
Read moreChanging Lives: A Progress Report on the Louisiana Scholarship Program
The report provides information and data about scholarship students, scholarship schools and scholarship [...]
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Record 47 Million Americans Now Receive Food Stamps
Although food stamp participation rates typically increase during a recession, a new study demonstrates [...]
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Louisiana’s Foray Into Modular Education
It is no surprise that this policy comes out of Louisiana, a state that has led the way in school choice [...]
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Teacher Evaluations Highlight Divide Between Unions and Reformers
The new system of evaluating teacher effectiveness often includes “value-added” data that measures the [...]
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Louisiana Teachers Union Threatens Voucher Schools with Litigation
In a stunning move, attorneys representing the Louisiana Association of Educators (LAE) have threatened [...]
Read moreNew Report: Teen Unemployment and the Minimum Wage
Unemployment remains a major concern throughout the state of Louisiana and the nation as a whole. While [...]
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