Annual parental satisfaction survey finds an overwhelming majority of parents approve of academic gains and support Louisiana’s private school choice program.
The American Federation for Children, the nation’s voice for educational choice, and Beck Research, a Democratic polling firm, released their fifth annual National School Choice Poll. The survey of 1,200 likely November 2020 voters showed that 67% of voters support school choice, an increase of 4 percentage points compared to the 2018 National School Choice Poll.
Parents, students, and educators joined state and community leaders to celebrate school choice with activities in New Orleans and Monroe.
Kenneth Campbell, Executive Director, Southern Louisiana for IDEA Public Schools, discusses the charter network’s presence in Louisiana.
Parents, students, and educators will join state and community leaders to celebrate school choice across Louisiana. School choice celebrations in New Orleans and Monroe coincide with the history-making celebration of National School Choice Week 2019 (January 20 – 26), which will feature more than 40,000 school choice events across all 50 states.
Yesterday, the U.S. Treasury Department issued guidance for corporations as it relates to contributions to non-profit organizations, many of which are providing scholarships for children to attend the school of their choice.
The Louisiana Federation for Children, the state’s voice for educational choice, has named Ronald Briggs as chairman of its board of directors after former Board Chairman, Eddie Rispone, stepped down to run for Governor of Louisiana in 2019.
It was a great night for school choice! With big wins in some key gubernatorial races and plenty of wins racked up in state legislative races – by our tireless political teams in the states – we’re very happy with the results.
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