Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on October 26, 2022Op-Ed: Louisiana NAEP Results: Higher Rankings, But Fewer Students AchievingOriginally published in The Center Square The U.S. Department of Education released 2022 results for the [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on October 17, 2022St. Tammany Business Leaders Take Action In EducationThere is much work to be done to improve our K-12 public schools in Louisiana. One of the most vital ways [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on October 13, 2022BESE Can Delay, But Stronger Accountability Is Coming to LouisianaFor the second time, the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) deferred action on [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on September 30, 2022Homeschool Resource For Louisiana FamiliesThe Pelican Institute’s Vision for Education: Every Louisiana family should be able to choose the school [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on September 28, 2022Louisiana Schools Need Leadership, Not Lower ExpectationsLast week the Louisiana Association of School Superintendents–a network of public school [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on September 27, 2022Louisiana’s TANF Woes Are Connected to DCFS ConcernsOver the past few months, tragedies involving abused and neglected children and a “toxic” work [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on September 19, 2022All Schools In Louisiana MatterEarlier this week, I read an article about the alarming decline in student achievement in public schools [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on September 15, 2022Pelican Institute Releases School Board Candidate QuestionsThere is much work to be done to ensure that Louisiana’s kids are prepared for success and that our [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on September 8, 2022How 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 [...]Read more