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The Road to Nowhere
Louisiana’s long road to education reform has been littered with repeals, phase-outs, incomplete [...]
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Jindal Aims to Empower Superintendents and Restrain School Boards
Superintendents and principals should have greater latitude over personnel decisions and instructional [...]
Read moreNatural Gas Development Upsets Conventional Thinking on America’s Energy Future
Should Louisiana primarily export or import the vast natural gas supplies that have been harvested in [...]
Read moreLouisiana’s Teacher Evaluation System Could Remove Tenure from “Autopilot”
Tenure reform should be linked to a new teacher evaluation system set to go into effect later this year [...]
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Guest Commentary: Obama Mangles Lincoln on the Role of Government
In his 2012 State of the Union address President Obama defends his personal convictions regarding the [...]
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The Big Debt
THE PELICAN INSTITUTE is offering up this five-point guide to understanding the Unfunded Accrued [...]
Read moreNational School Choice Week Kicks Off on Saturday with Celebration in New Orleans
Lakefront Arena at the University of New Orleans will be at the focal point of national attention this [...]
Read moreA Tale of Two Energy Policies
Instead of bowing down to green pressure groups that greatly overstate the environmental risks attached [...]
Read moreThe Truth About Taxes
If you peel back the layers of Louisiana's tax structure, you're likely to find confusion, outrage and, [...]
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