Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on June 26, 2024BESE Adopts Improved K-12 Education Accountability System; New “Study Group” Aims to Dismantle ItEarlier this month, Louisiana’s State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) unanimously [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on September 22, 2023Don’t Just Pay Teachers, Empower ThemLouisiana is now less than one month away from the gubernatorial primary when individuals will vote for [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on October 17, 2022St. Tammany Business Leaders Take Action In EducationThere is much work to be done to improve our K-12 public schools in Louisiana. One of the most vital ways [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on September 1, 2022Are Louisiana Schools Preparing Kids for College and Careers?Louisiana’s Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) has been considering changes to the K-12 [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on May 20, 2022Louisiana Legislature Stands Strong for Charter SchoolsSchool choice has definitely been front and center during the 2022 legislative session, but not just [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on February 10, 2022As Education Budgets Grow, We Should Increase TransparencyTwo weeks ago, Governor Edwards unveiled his proposed state budget for fiscal year 2022-2023. Given the [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on February 1, 2022It’s Time To Empower Louisiana FamiliesFor years, people have pointed to parental involvement as the best way to improve K-12 education, yet [...]Read more
Posted by Daniel J. Erspamer on December 3, 2021Is Value-Added Data Adding Value in Louisiana’s School Accountability System?If you’ve paid any attention to K-12 education reform in Louisiana over the past several years, [...]Read more
Posted by Daniel J. Erspamer on November 1, 2021Teacher Shortages: What solutions will actually work?For the past several weeks, K-12 schools across the country have been lamenting about the shortage of [...]Read more