Will Restricting School Choice Help Louisiana?

04/04/2016

Governor John Bel Edwards clearly has different ideas about how to improve Louisiana education than former Governor Bobby Jindal.

TAGS: Bobby Jindal, Charter Schools, John Bel Edwards, School choice, Vouchers

Pelican Institute Statement on DOJ Attempt to Block School Vouchers in Louisiana

By Ben Kilpatrick

08/26/2013

It is appalling that a federal agency charged with protecting our civil rights would use its considerable powers to deny Louisiana children access to a better education.

TAGS: civil rights, desegregation, Justice Department, Louisiana, Louisiana Scholarship Program, School choice, Vouchers

School Choice Is Opening Doors, Not Building Walls

By Ben Kilpatrick

07/09/2013

The view from Robert Mann’s ivory tower in Baton Rouge does not offer a clear perspective on the educational successes unfolding in New Orleans and around our state.

TAGS: Education Reform, Louisiana, LSU, Robert Billiot, School choice, Vouchers

Data Shows Louisiana Schools’ Hiring and Benefits – Not Vouchers – the Cause of Budget Woes

By Kevin Kane

11/13/2012

Louisiana’s public schools put themselves in a precarious position by hiring more teachers and administrative personnel, even while the number of students declined. Generous pension and benefit plans have exacerbated this problem.

TAGS: Bobby Jindal, Friedman Foundation, K-12, Louisiana Scholarship Program, Pension Reform, Robert Enlow, School choice, Vouchers

Changing Lives: A Progress Report on the Louisiana Scholarship Program

By Editor

10/10/2012

The report provides information and data about scholarship students, scholarship schools and scholarship savings. The report also provides a timeline of implementation since the landmark legislation was signed into law by Governor Bobby Jindal earlier this year.

TAGS: Bobby Jindal, John White, Louisiana Scholarship Program, School choice, Vouchers

Louisiana Teachers Union Threatens Voucher Schools with Litigation

By Editor

07/26/2012

In a stunning move, attorneys representing the Louisiana Association of Educators (LAE) have threatened litigation against schools participating in the state’s voucher program.

TAGS: Education Reform, Louisiana Association of Educators, School choice, teachers unions, Vouchers

Louisiana Voucher Applications Roll Forward Despite Union Lawsuits

By Kevin Mooney

07/02/2012

Thousands of school voucher applicants who want to exit unsafe, ineffective public schools made history on Friday. That was the deadline for eligible families to apply for scholarship funds that can be used to cover the cost of private school tuition.

TAGS: Bobby Jindal, Charter Schools, Education, Education Reform, Friedman Foundation, Heritage Foundation, Louisiana Association of Educators, Louisiana Federation of Teachers, School choice, teachers unions, Vouchers

Wall Street Journal Declares 2011 The “Year Of School Choice”

By Jamison Beuerman

07/07/2011

Over the span of this year, thirteen states, including Louisiana, have passed school choice legislation, while 28 states have pending legislation.

TAGS: Education Reform, School choice, Vouchers

Commentary: City Journal: New Orleans a Model for Urban Renewal

By Jamison Beuerman

01/06/2011

In spite of the despair which clouded our city during and after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans has experienced a historic renewal. With the election of a new administration, a burgeoning sense of optimism pervades New Orleans. The City Journal recently published an article by Nicole Gelinas which illuminates the governmental and socioeconomic factors contributing to...

TAGS: Budge Deficit, Charter Schools, Mayor Landrieu, New Orleans, School choice, Vouchers

Commentary: Louisiana Education Budget Cuts Highlights Need for Vouchers

By Jamison Beuerman

11/18/2010

Voucher programs not only provide students with access to better schools of their choosing, but cost as low as a quarter per student compared to public schools.

TAGS: Education Reform, School choice, state budget, teachers unions, 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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