Posted by Ben Kilpatrick on June 20, 2013The Case for Reform: Jefferson Parish EditionThe Jefferson Parish Public School System is benefiting from a remarkable initiative for accountability [...]Read more
Posted by Editor on November 1, 2012The Louisiana Teacher Union ParadoxTeacher union challenges to real education reform continue to exist, though often in ways that are not [...]Read more
Posted by Kevin Mooney on July 2, 2012Louisiana Voucher Applications Roll Forward Despite Union LawsuitsThousands of school voucher applicants who want to exit unsafe, ineffective public schools made history [...]Read more
Posted by Kevin Mooney on May 15, 2012Teachers Unions Accused of Working to Restore the Status QuoAs an alternative to the “draconian Jindal approach” to education reform, the state’s teachers unions [...]Read more
Posted by Kevin Mooney on November 3, 2011Value-Added Teacher Evaluation Divides BESE Candidates, Draws Union OppositionTest scores that measure the progress students make each year will now be used as part of a new [...]Read more
Posted by Kevin Mooney on June 28, 2011Louisiana Lawmaker’s Push for Transparency in Collective Bargaining Gains National CurrencyRep. Tony Ligi made every effort to pass legislation that would allow for greater public scrutiny of [...]Read more
Posted by Kevin Mooney on June 6, 2011Push for Openness in Collective Bargaining Fails By One Vote In CommitteeRep. Toni Ligi's attempt to bring greater openness and transparency to the collective bargaining process [...]Read more
Posted by Kevin Mooney on March 9, 2011Union Wages Drive Up Costs, Increase Tax Burden for Louisiana ResidentsPublic sector unions are boosting taxpayer costs in Louisiana just as they are in other states. The [...]Read more
Posted by Jamison Beuerman on July 6, 2010Commentary: Teachers’ Union Rhetoric Distorts Benefits of New Education Law"The LTF is insinuating that [HB 1368] will allow BESE to make arbitrary policy decisions against the [...]Read more