Celebrate School Choice Week with Pelican

By Daniel J. Erspamer

01/25/2021

by Daniel Erspamer, CEO, Pelican Institute Today, we begin our celebration of National School Choice Week! It feels like a lifetime ago since everyone gathered in person and virtually for the 2020 festivities. This last year has presented so many unique challenges for students and parents across Louisiana and the nation. These struggles only reinforce the...

TAGS: Education Reform, Education Savings Accounts, Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy, micro schools, National School Choice Week, School choice, virtual schools

Online Charter School Proponents Envision the Democratization of Education

By Kevin Mooney

08/24/2011

Online charter schools that are new to Louisiana are in position to help democratize education and offer specialized learning experiences that may not be available in traditional classroom settings.

TAGS: K12, Louisiana Connections Academy, Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy, Online Charter Schools, virtual

A Tax Plan for Our Brighter Future

A Tax Plan for Our Brighter Future paper-digital In Louisiana’s Comeback: A Tax Reform for Our Brighter Future, the Pelican Institute identifies the state’s significant tax problems and proposes a path to set the state in a brighter direction, including flattening the personal and corporate income taxes to 3.5% rates, reducing the number of tax preferences, eliminating...

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