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LFC president Ann Duplessis previews the opening of the Louisiana Scholarship Program’s application period, Jan. 19 to Feb. 26.
LFC president Ann Duplessis previews the opening of the Louisiana Scholarship Program’s application period, Jan. 19 to Feb. 26.
The runoff election for Louisiana’s governor, along with legislative and Board of Elementary and Secondary Education seats is taking place in less than two weeks. It would be instructive for aspiring and current elected officials to understand how voters feel about issues related to educational choice. The Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools (LAPCS) surveyed […]
Louisiana families were big winners, as candidates supporting educational choice were overwhelmingly successful in Saturday’s elections. Voters cast ballots in the gubernatorial, Board of Elementary (BESE) and Secondary Education, and legislative races. Candidates endorsed by the Louisiana Federation for Children (LFC), the state’s voice for educational choice, won or advanced to a runoff in 49 of […]
During this decade of rebirth following Hurricane Katrina, one of the more remarkable transformations has been New Orleans’ K-12 education landscape. Prior to Hurricane Katrina, public education in New Orleans was experiencing its own mini-disaster. We had a school board that was completely dysfunctional, the system’s finances were a mess and worst of all, children […]
More Than 7,300 Students Participate In Louisiana Scholarship Program News organizations from around the world are arriving in Louisiana to cover the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. They want to know how New Orleans and the state have fared since August 29, 2005. Every aspect of the post-Katrina recovery is being scrutinized, including K-12 public […]
Last week the American Federation for Children and the Black Alliance for Educational Options released the 2015 Parental Satisfaction Survey. The survey results showed that parents are satisfied with every aspect of the Louisiana Scholarship Program, which allows their children to escape failing or underperforming schools. 91.2 percent of parents said they are satisfied or very […]