Report: Cutting Louisiana Scholarship Program Loses Money
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) A new report from the University of Arkansas Department of Education Reform examines the elimination of the Louisiana Scholarship Program, which was proposed as an answer to the troubled financial situation currently facing the Louisiana Department of Education budget. The report, “Squeezing the Public School Districts: The Fiscal Effects of Eliminating […]
Louisiana Democrat Opposes Students Reciting Declaration of Independence
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) A Democratic state legislator in Louisiana believes students should not recite the Declaration of Independence because it was written when slavery still existed. Representative Barbara Norton argued against a bill that would require fourth through sixth graders to memorize a part of the founding document. “In 1776, Dr. King was not […]
Superintendents Unhappy With Louisiana Teacher Review Process
During a meeting of the Superintendents’ Advisory Council, which advises the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education on key issues, several Louisiana superintendents such as Hollis Milton of the West Feliciana Parish school system, spoke out about revising the state’s annual evaluations for public school teachers. They argued in favor of giving principals a […]