Charter Schools
Debate Intensifies Over Alleged Profit Motive in Public Education
Are business interests plotting to take over the public education system and turn a profit at the expense [...]
Read moreCommentary: Despite Lapses in Oversight, Audit Finds Tremendous Gains in Charters
Overall, 60 percent of RSD schools have improved to the point that they are no longer considered failing.
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Charter School Movement Could Be Curtailed If Union BESE Candidates Prevail
Louisiana’s experiment with charter schools could be restrained and limited if the right mix of [...]
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Commentary: Abramson Case Evidence That Charter System Works
The Abramson case highlights one of the benefits of a charter system over its traditional counterpart, [...]
Read moreStep into the Light, School Boards
Pending website transparency requirements seek to place boards that govern public schools under greater [...]
Read moreCommentary: City Journal: New Orleans a Model for Urban Renewal
In spite of the despair which clouded our city during and after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans has [...]
Read moreEducation Leaders Stunned by “Race to the Top” Outcome
Louisiana’s “inexplicable” failure to make top 12 raises questions about Obama administration’s [...]
Read moreCommentary: LEAP Results Bolster Case for Charters; Will Legislature Follow Suit?
While State Superintendent of Education Paul Pastorek is forced to put a positive spin on the minute [...]
Read moreCommentary: Louisiana Leading the Way in Education Reform
It’s been an uplifting legislative session in many ways for advocates of school choice and [...]
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