Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on September 30, 2022Homeschool Resource For Louisiana FamiliesThe Pelican Institute’s Vision for Education: Every Louisiana family should be able to choose the school [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on September 19, 2022All Schools In Louisiana MatterEarlier this week, I read an article about the alarming decline in student achievement in public schools [...]Read more
Posted by John Kay on August 16, 2021Pre-Pandemic Status Quo Should Not Be the GoalThe Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) released spring 2021 LEAP test results, showing declines in [...]Read more
Posted by Daniel J. Erspamer on July 5, 2021What Do School Letter Grades Really Tell Us About School Quality?Last month, the Louisiana Department of Education proposed a set of changes to the state’s K-12 [...]Read more
Posted by Daniel J. Erspamer on June 8, 2021School Accountability is too Important to Not Get RightLast week, The Advocate reported on plans by state education officials to make significant shifts to the [...]Read more
Posted by Ellen Carmichael on May 18, 2015Charter Schools Deserve Freedom of ChoiceThe issue is whether charter school leadership will make the decision on when or whether to return to the [...]Read more
Posted by Editor on November 1, 2012The Louisiana Teacher Union ParadoxTeacher union challenges to real education reform continue to exist, though often in ways that are not [...]Read more
Posted by Jeremy Alford on March 6, 2012The Road to NowhereLouisiana’s long road to education reform has been littered with repeals, phase-outs, incomplete [...]Read more
Posted by Editor on May 5, 2011Guest Commentary: Higher Admission Standards Provide Compelling Case for SUNO-UNO MergerHigher admission standards for Louisiana's colleges are set to all but wipe out the student body of [...]Read more