United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
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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“One Door” to Self-Sufficiency
The “One Door to Work” legislation, now part of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act [...]
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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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Sen. Donahue Seeks to Eliminate Prohibition on the Privatization of Food Services
School boards should have the option to explore the possibility of privatizing food services as part of a [...]
Read moreUnion Leaders Coerce Teachers Out of the Classroom to Protest Jindal Reforms
Politically active union leaders should refrain from separating teachers from their classroom [...]
Read moreLouisiana Legislature Prepares to Debate Expansion of Voucher Program
Even if legislation aimed at converting the Orleans Parish scholarship program into a statewide school [...]
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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 [...]
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