FALLOUT: Governor’s budget cuts yank scholarships from Louisiana kids
Imagine how a mother feels after getting a letter stating her child has been awarded a state-funded scholarship to attend a private school. Joyful.
Imagine how a mother feels after getting a letter stating her child has been awarded a state-funded scholarship to attend a private school. Joyful.
In the battle to fully fund the Louisiana Scholarship Program, parents were front and center as advocates for the program that allows their children to escape underperforming schools by attending the participating private school of their choice. During three legislative sessions, which included two special sessions, parents went to the state Capitol on numerous occasions […]
The Louisiana Scholarship Program gives parents the opportunity to choose their child’s school, to send their kids to a school in a safe learning environment, giving them a chance at a better education.
Louisiana Federation for Children chairman Eddie Rispone discusses the importance of fully funding the Louisiana Scholarship Program.
New commercial asks Louisiana legislature to fully fund the Louisiana Scholarship Program
“The governor said he would put Louisiana parents and children first. If these cuts go as planned, our children will get the short end of the stick with their futures lying in the balance. We’ve already been there, done that. We cannot sit futilely by and watch this happen to our children all over again.”
Lutheran High School valedictorian Jessica Waddell thanks her mother who insisted she enroll at Lutheran High School.
Annual parental choice survey finds a majority of parents approve of academic gains and support Louisiana’s school choice program More than 93 percent of parents participating in the Louisiana Scholarship Program say they are satisfied with every aspect of the program, which allows students to escape underperforming schools by attending the participating private school of […]