Louisiana
All Schools In Louisiana Matter
Earlier this week, I read an article about the alarming decline in student achievement in public schools [...]
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Tax Reform: The Conversation We Need to Have
One of our core beliefs at the Pelican Institute is that a free market leads to greater flourishing and [...]
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Pelican Institute Releases School Board Candidate Questions
There is much work to be done to ensure that Louisiana’s kids are prepared for success and that our [...]
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How are federal COVID recovery dollars being used to reverse student learning loss?
A few weeks ago, we wrote about Louisiana public school students’ performance on the 2022 Louisiana [...]
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Are 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 [...]
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School Accountability Improvements Deferred, but Parents Want Change
Earlier this week, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) voted to approve just one [...]
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July Jobs Report Brings Good News for Louisiana
Despite sky-high inflation and other economic concerns, July was a good month for Louisiana job seekers. [...]
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Lawsuit Abuse is Not a Solution for Louisiana’s Coast
In Louisiana, we have a knack for running job creators off to our neighboring states. One of the clearest [...]
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Louisiana’s 2022 LEAP Scores: Some Improvement, But A Long Way to Go
The Louisiana Department of Education recently released public school students’ Louisiana Assessment of [...]
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