Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on January 28, 2026Governor Landry Pushes to Expand Education Opportunities through LA GATORLouisiana Governor Jeff Landry is renewing his push to expand funding for the LA GATOR Scholarship [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on January 16, 2026Coming Soon: More LA GATOR Scholarship Applications, Decision Time for State LeadersLouisiana families should prepare now: applications for the LA GATOR Scholarship Program are expected to [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on December 30, 2025Louisiana’s 2025 Comeback Agenda: A Year in ReviewAs 2025 ends, the Pelican Institute assesses Louisiana’s progress on its Comeback Agenda, a blueprint for [...]Read more
Posted by on December 12, 2025Time Is Running Out: Legislature Must Fully Fund LA GATOR to Deliver for Louisiana’s KidsAs Louisiana lawmakers gear up for the 2026 regular legislative session, one issue stands out as both [...]Read more
Posted by on November 10, 2025What Isn’t a Charter School?Let’s imagine you have an important job to do. Some reasonable people consider it the most important [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on October 31, 2025LA GATOR: Fund the PromiseLouisiana’s education landscape took a transformative turn in 2024 with the creation of the Louisiana [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on August 14, 2025Parental Rights and Responsibilities in Louisiana: A Free Market Approach to Child Protection and GuidanceIn Louisiana, the legal framework governing parental rights and responsibilities strikes a delicate [...]Read more
Posted by Isabella Albano on August 12, 2025What Is the Free Market, Anyway?Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman (1912-2006) argued that the philosophy of the free market [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on July 22, 2025Federal School Choice Is A Double-Edged Sword for Educational FreedomThe passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill and President Trump’s signature on the legislation represent a [...]Read more