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A Quality Education for Every Louisiana Resident
Louisiana cannot have a bright economic future without a workforce equipped with the skills and training [...]
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Citizen’s Guide to Education
It’s no secret that Louisiana is struggling to provide a quality education for its students. [...]
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Louisiana’s Declining Labor Force Participation Rate
Today the Pelican Institute for Public Policy, in cooperation with The Liberty Foundation, offers new [...]
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Guest Commentary: The Promise of Course Choice
Leaders need to promote creative options for low-income, minority students whose educational needs are [...]
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Small Businesses Rate Louisiana #7 for Best Training Programs, State Earns B+ Overall
Thumbtack.com, in partnership with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, has released the second-annual [...]
Read moreOne in Five Louisianans Live Below The Poverty Line
21.6 percent of Louisianans are living in poverty, the second highest in the country, while the average [...]
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Emotions Run High Over Post-Katrina School Districting
Boisterous crowd debates future governance of New Orleans schools NEW ORLEANS – On Thursday night more [...]
Read moreGulf State Residents Bring Message to Capitol
Victims, activists, and trade representatives join forces to oppose shut-down of Gulf oil industry [...]
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