Charter Schools Deserve Freedom of Choice

By Ellen Carmichael

05/18/2015

The issue is whether charter school leadership will make the decision on when or whether to return to the OPSB or whether the legislature in Baton Rouge will.

TAGS: Charter Schools, Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools, Orleans Parish School Board, Recovery School District

Freedom Drives Success in New Orleans Charter School Revolution

By Trent Hill

06/11/2013

Reforms made after the storm have transformed the New Orleans public education system, with the most notable of these changes dubbed the “charter school revolution.”

TAGS: Charter Schools, Education, Education Reform, Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools, Recovery School District

Student Based Budgeting Viewed as Logical Extension of Charter School Movement

By Kevin Mooney

10/21/2011

Strong performing charter schools in the Recovery School District (RSD) make a compelling case for even greater decentralization in Louisiana’s education system, according to the proponents of student based budgeting.

TAGS: BESE, Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Charter Schools, Recovery School District, Student Based Bugeting

NY Times Lauds New Orleans Education Progres, Role Of Charters

By Jamison Beuerman

10/20/2011

The correlation between charters, which employ more flexible and student-tailored teaching methods, and progress is hard to ignore.

TAGS: Charter Schools, Education Reform, Recovery School District

Debate Intensifies Over Alleged Profit Motive in Public Education

By Kevin Mooney

10/19/2011

Are business interests plotting to take over the public education system and turn a profit at the expense of the public? That is the charge leading figures within the Coalition for Public Education have aimed against Gov. Bobby Jindal and the school board candidates who favor charter schools.

TAGS: BESE, Charter Schools, Coalition for Public Education, election, Gov. Bobby Jindal, Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, Recovery School District, school board, Teach for America

BESE Candidates Sharply Divided Over Letter Grade System Measuring School Performance

By Kevin Mooney

10/07/2011

Letter grades that show a sizable percentage of Louisiana public schools are either failing or under-performing continue to generate controversy. A union-led coalition warns against Gov. Jindal's privatization agenda, while a business group says the unions fear transparency and accountability.

TAGS: BESE, Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Coalition for Louisiana Public Education, Gov. Bobby Jindal, Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, New Orleans, Recovery School District

Commentary: Despite Lapses in Oversight, Audit Finds Tremendous Gains in Charters

By Jamison Beuerman

09/24/2011

Overall, 60 percent of RSD schools have improved to the point that they are no longer considered failing.

TAGS: Charter Schools, Education Reform, Recovery School District

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

Commentary: LEAP Results Bolster Case for Charters; Will Legislature Follow Suit?

By Jamison Beuerman

06/11/2010

While State Superintendent of Education Paul Pastorek is forced to put a positive spin on the minute improvement on statewide test scores this year, there is a silver lining in the form of astonishing charter school success. A small percentage drop in state-wide LEAP scores, accompanied by a single percentage point improvement when all three...

TAGS: BESE, Charter Schools, Frank Hoffman, Jane Smith, LEAP, public schools, Recovery School District

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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