Louisiana
U.S. Manufacturing Rebound Fueled By Affordable, Abundant Natural Gas Resource
In Louisiana alone, over $60 billion in new manufacturing investments have been announced over the past [...]
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Louisiana Pensions Among Most Underfunded
A study of the 100 largest public pension plans in the U.S. highlights Louisiana’s pension fund troubles.
Read moreLouisiana’s Digital Future: How Online Learning Can Transform K-12 Education
If the state continues to play its cards right, Louisiana has the potential to provide many more students [...]
Read moreData Shows Louisiana Schools’ Hiring and Benefits – Not Vouchers – the Cause of Budget Woes
Louisiana’s public schools put themselves in a precarious position by hiring more teachers and [...]
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Louisiana’s Business Climate Rated Highly in Recent Studies
It is widely expected that tax reform will be the Jindal administration’s primary goal in the 2013 [...]
Read moreThe Louisiana Teacher Union Paradox
Teacher union challenges to real education reform continue to exist, though often in ways that are not [...]
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Will Independent Contractors Be Reclassified Out of Existence?
The proposed Labor Department budget for fiscal year 2013 includes money for 35 new investigators to dig [...]
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Louisiana’s Foray Into Modular Education
It is no surprise that this policy comes out of Louisiana, a state that has led the way in school choice [...]
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Teacher Evaluations Highlight Divide Between Unions and Reformers
The new system of evaluating teacher effectiveness often includes “value-added” data that measures the [...]
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