Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on June 26, 2024BESE Adopts Improved K-12 Education Accountability System; New “Study Group” Aims to Dismantle ItEarlier this month, Louisiana’s State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) unanimously [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on June 7, 2024Louisiana Legislature Passes Education Savings Accounts. What’s Next?After 4 years and 12 separate bills and legislative resolutions, the Louisiana Legislature has finally [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on April 11, 2024Why Can’t All School Requirements Be the Same?It’s a question we’ve been hearing a lot lately from lawmakers as they debate education bills in the [...]Read more
Posted by on February 29, 2024Mythbuster: ESAs Help, Not Harm, Students, Schools, and CommunitiesIt’s no secret that Louisiana’s state leaders have been eyeing what several other states have given their [...]Read more
Posted by on February 18, 2024Reading and Math are Louisiana K-12 Education Priorities, but Are School Systems Prioritizing Them?A recent news article highlighted Louisiana State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley’s [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on February 1, 2024Louisiana Celebrates National School Choice WeekLast week, the Pelican Institute and Louisiana’s elected officials joined education-freedom-loving [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on December 16, 2023For Whom Is School Choice, and Who’s For It?As Louisiana’s state government transitions to new leadership, with a new governor, legislature, and [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on October 4, 2023Should Louisiana Award High School Diplomas to Students Who Fail State Tests?Yes, you read that right. It’s shocking, but true. Louisiana’s State Board of Elementary and Secondary [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on October 3, 2023New Poll: Louisiana Voters Want Education Freedom for Their KidsLouisiana voters are constantly hearing candidates for governor and legislature talk about crime and [...]Read more