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 […]
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 […]
Baton Rouge, La. (June 12, 2015) — The Louisiana Federation for Children, the state’s voice for educational choice, applauds the passage of House Bill 1. Late Thursday night, the Louisiana House of Representatives voted to fully fund the Louisiana Scholarship Program for the 2015-2016 school year. With a bipartisan vote of 80-19, House Bill 1 provides […]
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 […]
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. (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. […]
