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Talking Taxes With Tommy Tucker
As the conversation heats up in advance of next year’s legislative session (and statewide elections) [...]
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Homeschool Resource For Louisiana Families
The Pelican Institute’s Vision for Education: Every Louisiana family should be able to choose the school [...]
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Louisiana Schools Need Leadership, Not Lower Expectations
Last week the Louisiana Association of School Superintendents–a network of public school [...]
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Louisiana’s TANF Woes Are Connected to DCFS Concerns
Over the past few months, tragedies involving abused and neglected children and a “toxic” work [...]
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All Schools In Louisiana Matter
Earlier this week, I read an article about the alarming decline in student achievement in public schools [...]
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Tax Reform: The Conversation We Need to Have
One of our core beliefs at the Pelican Institute is that a free market leads to greater flourishing and [...]
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Pelican Institute Releases School Board Candidate Questions
There is much work to be done to ensure that Louisiana’s kids are prepared for success and that our [...]
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How are federal COVID recovery dollars being used to reverse student learning loss?
A few weeks ago, we wrote about Louisiana public school students’ performance on the 2022 Louisiana [...]
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Are Louisiana Schools Preparing Kids for College and Careers?
Louisiana’s Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) has been considering changes to the K-12 [...]
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