Louisiana

Thirty different nonprofits have applied to run new charter schools in New Orleans, among them well-established networks that already run multiple campuses in the city, local groups that have struggled to win approval in the past, and national organizations trying … Continued

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From The Advocate in Baton Rouge: The number of public schools that face state sanctions could explode next year when minimum school scores are raised again, according to state figures. A total of 155 schools are now on an “academic … Continued

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From the Louisiana Black Alliance for Educational Options: BATON ROUGE (May 18, 2011) - Education advocates today called on the state legislature to expand the New Orleans Scholarship Program and reverse the decision of the House Appropriations Committee, which yesterday stripped … Continued

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From AFC Board member Kevin P. Chavous writing in the Louisiana Advocate: The New Orleans public school system underwent a complete transformation following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. The mass exodus of teachers and students from the city in the … Continued

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From The Times-Picayune in New Orleans: Pamela Morrell sat nervously in the third row Thursday evening among the lines of blue chairs set up in the school cafeteria at Sci Academy, a charter high school in eastern New Orleans. Her … Continued

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72% support idea of school choice, large majorities want vouchers Baton Rouge, LA (April 14, 2011) – 72% of voters in East Baton Rouge Parish support school choice and a majority favor creating a voucher program similar to the highly successful … Continued

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