Louisiana Legislature Prepares to Debate Expansion of Voucher Program

By Kevin Mooney

03/12/2012

Even if legislation aimed at converting the Orleans Parish scholarship program into a statewide school voucher system prevails over intense opposition, it will remain limited in scope, according to key lawmakers and top education officials who favor the policy change.

TAGS: Education, school vouchers

Commentary: Congress Poised to Reauthorize Wildly Successful DC Voucher Program

By Jamison Beuerman

04/01/2011

"The DC OSP has accomplished what few educational interventions can claim: It markedly improved important education outcomes for low-income inner-city students"

TAGS: Education Reform, School choice, school vouchers

Voucher Applicants Seek Alternatives to Disruptions of Public Schools

By Kevin Mooney

03/21/2011

New Orleans parents who are dissatisfied with the public school system have options thanks to the voucher program that was instituted a few years ago. Supporters would like to see the program expanded to include Baton Rouge and Shreveport. Meanwhile, Gov. Jindal has proposed an increase in state spending to help cover the cost of a private education.

TAGS: black alliance for educational options, school vouchers

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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