Posted by on May 5, 2025Quin Hillyer: Legislators should listen to huge demand for LA GATOR ScholarshipsAdvocate columnist Quin Hillyer took to the editorial page Sunday to highlight the nearly 40,000 students [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on April 28, 2025LA GATOR: 40,000 Louisiana Families Await Funding for A School That Fits“When will we know if LA GATOR is funded and my child is approved?” This is the question we’re getting [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on April 3, 2025New K-12 School Transparency Project: See How Public School Funding is Being Used to Educate Students Across LouisianaHow the government spends money matters. It matters because it’s the people’s money, given to meet [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on March 5, 2025Expanding Course Options for Louisiana Public School Students: What Parents Need to KnowAs a parent, you want your child to have every opportunity to succeed—whether that means getting into a [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on February 25, 2025Education Freedom Opponents Keep Recycling Tired Old ArgumentsA recent article in The Advocate and nola.com cast doubt on whether the new LA GATOR Scholarship Program [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on February 5, 2025“Pleased, But Not Satisfied:” Louisiana Students Climb in National Education RankingsIt’s carnival season in Louisiana, and it seems that everywhere you turn, there’s a celebration. Last [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on November 4, 2024Why Are Louisiana’s Public School Leaders Still Not Spending the Money They’ve Been Allocated to Help Students Learn?We’ve written about this before—millions of dollars from state coffers allocated to Louisiana high [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on October 8, 2024Louisiana Must Prioritize Resources and Fulfill Education Promise to FamiliesThis spring, Governor Landry and the Louisiana Legislature took a tremendous step forward in approving [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on August 29, 2024How Is Louisiana’s K-12 Education Funding Being Spent?National education researcher Mark Schneider from American Enterprise Institute recently wrote about the [...]Read more