Rick Edmonds
New K-12 School Transparency Project: See How Public School Funding is Being Used to Educate Students Across Louisiana
How the government spends money matters. It matters because it’s the people’s money, given to meet [...]
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2024 Legislative Update CLE/CPE Series
Calling all Louisiana lawyers and CPAs! It’s time for Pelican Institute’s annual Legislative Update [...]
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Louisiana Legislature Passes Education Savings Accounts. What’s Next?
After 4 years and 12 separate bills and legislative resolutions, the Louisiana Legislature has finally [...]
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Louisiana Celebrates National School Choice Week
Last week, the Pelican Institute and Louisiana’s elected officials joined education-freedom-loving [...]
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What the Legislature Did (and Didn’t Do) on Education
Legislation on crime, taxes, and the state’s budget dominated much of Louisiana’s 2023 Regular Session, [...]
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Louisiana Legislature Takes Key Steps on Education and Opportunity, Squanders Chance for Budget Reform
The Louisiana legislature took some steps this legislative session that will help move our state forward. [...]
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Mo’ Money, Less Transparency?
Earlier this week, Louisiana’s House of Representatives Education Committee heard House Bill 526 by [...]
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School Board Spending Transparency
HB38 by Representative Rick Edmonds brings sunlight to local school district spending by adding many [...]
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Debunking the Myths Surrounding Fiscal Transparency for School Districts
In recent days, there has been much misinformation put out about the school district transparency bill by [...]
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