Baton Rouge, La. (Jan. 12, 2015) – The Louisiana Federation for Children (LFC), the state’s voice for educational choice, today announced the Louisiana Department of Education’s release of the 2015-2016 Louisiana Scholarship Program student application. The Louisiana Scholarship Program provides low-income families with the financial resources to choose a school that will prepare their child for […]
Innovative program enables students to attend courses not traditionally offered by middle and high schools Baton Rouge, La. (Jan. 7, 2015) – The Louisiana Federation for Children, a state affiliate of the American Federation for Children, the nation’s voice for educational choice, today welcomed the Louisiana Department of Education’s announcement of an increase in the […]
New Orleans (Nov. 3, 2014) – The Louisiana Federation for Children and the Black Alliance for Educational Options today released a memo outlining the results of a new report from the state of Louisiana. The annual scholarship report from the Louisiana Department of Education found that the Scholarship Program continues to successfully empower parents to choose […]
Baton Rouge, LA (Sept. 30, 2014) – The Louisiana Federation for Children (LFC), the state’s voice for educational choice, condemned a lawsuit filed by the Louisiana Association of Educators that seeks to block funding for certain public charter schools and has the potential of denying parents’ their right to access needed educational options. “This lawsuit is […]
Baton Rouge, LA (Sept. 9, 2014) – The Louisiana Federation for Children (LFC), a state affiliate of the American Federation for Children, today announced Paul Dauphin has joined LFC as Louisiana director of communications. Dauphin was previously president of Pierre Principle Communications, a public relations consultancy. In his new role, Dauphin, a 30-year public relations professional, […]
Baton Rouge, LA (August 1, 2014) – The Louisiana Federation for Children, the state’s voice for educational choice, celebrates the results of two independent audits released by Louisiana Department of Education that shows all scholarship schools in the state are compliant with a new accounting law passed during this year’s legislative session. The new regulations in […]
Baton Rouge, La. (July 9, 2014)—The Louisiana Federation for Children (LFC), the state’s voice for educational choice, celebrated nearly 9,000 students from low-income families who were awarded a scholarship to the school of their parent’s choice through the Louisiana Scholarship Program for the 2014-15 school year, an increase of 1,000 awards over the previous year. […]
Baton Rouge, La. (June 9, 2014)—The Louisiana Federation for Children (LFC), the state’s voice for educational choice, declared the 2014 Legislative session as a success for Louisiana children. The session saw bipartisan support for Louisiana’s Scholarship Program as it was renewed and strengthened, creation of a public school choice program and more options made available […]
