Louisiana Dropout Rate Falls 31 Percent

By Robert Ross

04/11/2011

Louisiana's high school dropout rate fell 31 percent from the 2008-09 school year to the 2009-10 year. However Louisiana's four year high school graduation rate ranks 47th in the nation, at only 67 percent.

TAGS: Clayton Christensen, Dale Bayard, Department of Education, Disrupting Class, Ken Bradford, Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Louisiana Virtual School, Online schools

Obama to Overhaul “No Child Left Behind” and Expand “Race to the Top”

By Robert Ross

03/23/2011

President Obama announced he has no plan to reduce federal education funding, and instead seeks to revise No Child Left Behind and expand his education plan, Race to the Top.

TAGS: Andrew Coulson, Cato Institute, Department of Education, Diane Ravitch, Educate Now, Leslie Jacobs, No Child Left Behind, President Obama, Race to the Top

Lousiana Department of Education Sees Drastic Salary Increases

By Robert Flanagan

12/04/2009

A report by the Associated Press highlights increasing salaries within the Louisiana Department of Education. Between 2007 and 2009, the payroll has increased by 21%, while the number of employees has decreased. State Superintendent of Education Paul Pastorek argues that the increase is needed to get the “best human capital.” Pastorek, who earns a $430,000...

TAGS: American Legislative Exchange Council, Department of Education, Education, Paul Pastorek

Antitrust & Enforcement: Letting Markets Work without Empowering Government

In their report “Antitrust & Enforcement: Letting Markets Work without Empowering Government,” Ted Bolema, Ph.D., J.D., Antitrust and Competition Fellow at the Innovators Network Foundation, and Vance Ginn, Ph.D., Chief Economist at the Pelican Institute, write that while the current frustrations with the size of large tech companies and censorship practices may be warranted, giving...

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