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NY Times Lauds New Orleans Education Progres, Role Of Charters
The correlation between charters, which employ more flexible and student-tailored teaching methods, and [...]
Read moreDebate Intensifies Over Alleged Profit Motive in Public Education
Are business interests plotting to take over the public education system and turn a profit at the expense [...]
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BESE Candidates Sharply Divided Over Letter Grade System Measuring School Performance
Letter grades that show a sizable percentage of Louisiana public schools are either failing or [...]
Read moreCommentary: Despite Lapses in Oversight, Audit Finds Tremendous Gains in Charters
Overall, 60 percent of RSD schools have improved to the point that they are no longer considered failing.
Read moreCharter School Movement Could Be Curtailed If Union BESE Candidates Prevail
Louisiana’s experiment with charter schools could be restrained and limited if the right mix of [...]
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The Public, the Charter, and the Philanthropist
A new Cato Institute paper highlights the need for models that punish poor performance and reward good. [...]
Read moreStep into the Light, School Boards
Pending website transparency requirements seek to place boards that govern public schools under greater [...]
Read moreSodexo’s Standards and Practices Under Fire at Tulane Event
Tulane University Peace Action Committee (TUPAC) hosted a panel, "Sodexo Workers Speak Out," that offered [...]
Read moreTransfer Process for New Orleans Schools Approved
After 13 hours of stormy debate, Recovery School District schools may now petition for a new governing [...]
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