Hope renewed for the Eisley Family
“Every parent should be able to choose the best school for their children.”
“Every parent should be able to choose the best school for their children.”
What do New Orleans parents think about the city’s public schools? Last week we had an opportunity to hear them first-hand during a panel discussion on the state of public education, 10 years post-Katrina. The panel of eight parents, whose children attend New Orleans charter schools, tackled topics ranging from enrollment and accountability, to school […]
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 […]
Years before Louisiana’s post-Hurricane Katrina education reform movement and the establishment of the Louisiana Scholarship Program, a New Orleans businessman would ride through the public housing developments of city. It was the late 1990’s and Ronald Briggs was convinced that at-risk, underserved kids were trapped and the only way out was through education. “It’s just […]
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 […]
“My son got his progress report yesterday, and his reading level is on the sixth grade now. When he went into the program, he was only on a first-grade level, and he’s grown five grade levels in two years.”
“They are excited to go there next year. I am too. I want my children to understand and excel at everything.”
Annual parental choice survey finds an overwhelming majority of parents approve of academic gains and support Louisiana’s school choice program More than 91 percent of parents participating in the Louisiana Scholarship Program say they are satisfied with every aspect of the program, which allows students to escape failing or underperforming schools by switching to the […]