Education
State Lawmakers Poised to Open Online Classrooms to High School Students
Pending legislation would allow Louisiana high school students to take online classes. Sen. Gerald Long [...]
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Guest Commentary: Pastorek Brought Improvement; Let’s Hope It Continues
Jeffrey Sadow reflects on the initiatives of Paul Pastorek: He leaves "the state’s elementary and [...]
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Guest Commentary: Higher Admission Standards Provide Compelling Case for SUNO-UNO Merger
Higher admission standards for Louisiana's colleges are set to all but wipe out the student body of [...]
Read moreHigher Education: The Next Asset Bubble?
Academics are raising concerns over parallels between events leading up to the housing crisis and the [...]
Read moreLouisiana Dropout Rate Falls 31 Percent
Louisiana's high school dropout rate fell 31 percent from the 2008-09 school year to the 2009-10 year. [...]
Read moreTulane Event: What is Political Development?
Francis Fukuyama, a world renowned political economist, presented the 15th annual Yates lecture at Tulane [...]
Read moreNew Strategy to Fight Adult Illiteracy in New Orleans
To address New Orleans' illiteracy and lack of access to solutions, Loyola University hosted, “Engaging [...]
Read moreCommentary: Congress Poised to Reauthorize Wildly Successful DC Voucher Program
"The DC OSP has accomplished what few educational interventions can claim: It markedly improved important [...]
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Obama to Overhaul “No Child Left Behind” and Expand “Race to the Top”
President Obama announced he has no plan to reduce federal education funding, and instead seeks to revise [...]
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