Union-Backed BESE Candidates Could Face Stiff Competition

By Kevin Mooney

09/02/2011

Union-backed school board candidates who oppose school choice initiatives, teacher evaluations, heightened curriculum standards, the abolition of tenure and other policy changes could face strong opposition this fall. All eight of the elected seats on the 11 member Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) are open to primary challenges.

TAGS: Alliance for Better Classrooms, BESE, Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Gov. Bobby Jindal, Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, Paul Pastorek

Guest Commentary: Pastorek Brought Improvement; Let’s Hope It Continues

By Editor

05/11/2011

Jeffrey Sadow reflects on the initiatives of Paul Pastorek: He leaves "the state’s elementary and secondary education system better off and with promise that necessary reforms may continue under his successor."

TAGS: BESE, Education, Jeffrey Sadow, Paul Pastorek

Transfer Process for New Orleans Schools Approved

By Fergus Hodgson

12/09/2010

After 13 hours of stormy debate, Recovery School District schools may now petition for a new governing authority or a return to their previous governing authority.

TAGS: Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Citizens for 1 Greater New Orleans, Cowen Institute, Orleans Parish School Board, Paul Pastorek, Recovery School District

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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