Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Mo’ Money, Less Transparency?
Earlier this week, Louisiana’s House of Representatives Education Committee heard House Bill 526 by [...]
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How Well is Louisiana Preparing Students for Careers?
For years, business and industry have complained that high school graduates aren’t arriving to the [...]
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BESE Workgroup Identifies Problems in Louisiana’s K-12 Education Accountability System; Potential Solutions Discussed
Last week, a subgroup of State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) members tasked by the [...]
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Is 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, [...]
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We Can Do Better For Our Children
This week, following public testimony and in response to stakeholder feedback, the state Board of [...]
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Pre-Pandemic Status Quo Should Not Be the Goal
The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) released spring 2021 LEAP test results, showing declines in [...]
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Louisiana School Accountability Needs a Reset
The education policy community in Louisiana has been in a heated debate over the last several months over [...]
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The School Accountability System Should be Simple and Transparent
In just a few weeks, the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) will vote on whether to [...]
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What 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 [...]
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