Tag: louisiana and school choice
Choice characterizes another round of education savings account bills in Louisiana
Editor’s note: This article appeared Tuesday on Louisiana’s kalb.com. Education savings account bills are getting another push from lawmakers on the House Education Committee, both bills being carried by Central Louisiana lawmakers. State Rep. Lance Harris (R-District 25) has put up HB98, which he argued is strictly about parental choice. “The... READ MOREA parent’s story: Louisiana scholarship program paved path to my son’s ‘best fit’ school
My son Benjamin, the youngest of my four children, has...
READ MORECould Louisiana be the next state to pass a school choice program?
Editor’s note: This article appeared last week on Baton Rouge’s...
READ MORELouisiana Senate Education Committee approves two education savings account bills
Editor’s note: This article appeared Friday on thecentersquare.com. Two bills...
READ MOREA parent’s story: A trifecta of gratitude for Louisiana’s state scholarship program
Editor’s note: This first-person essay from Louisiana mother Sheila Offord...
READ MORELouisiana House passes education savings account bill for students with special needs
Editor’s note: This article appeared Thursday on thecentersquare.com. Legislation to...
READ MORELouisiana House Education Committee approves several school choice bills
Editor’s note: This article appeared last week on thecentersquare.com. The...
READ MORELouisiana legislators look at education savings accounts to pay for schooling outside school zones
Editor’s note: This article appeared Tuesday on Louisiana’s daily-review.com. Louisiana...
READ MOREPush to remake public schools on Louisiana legislative agenda: ‘Intended to empower parents’
Editor’s note: This article appeared today on The Advocate. Ten...
READ MORELouisiana community partnership offers choice, hope for students, families
As a new academic year begins, school leaders nationwide continue...
READ MOREThe ‘education machine’ made this educator leave teaching – then she founded her own school
Editor’s note: Denisha Merriweather, director of family engagement at the...
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