Louisiana

From The Times-Picayune in New Orleans: New Orleans parents and education advocates took part in a news conference on Saturday to urge state lawmakers to expand a private school voucher program for low-income students in New Orleans. The event took … Continued

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From The Shreveport Times: When we think of building from the bottom up, there are some things we simply cannot deny, such as New Orleans’ diligent efforts to rebirth education through innovation and school choice after Hurricane Katrina silenced public … Continued

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From the Louisiana Black Alliance for Educational Options: The Louisiana Black Alliance for Educational Options (LaBAEO) and the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools will take part in the first National School Choice Week celebration being commemoratedJanuary 23-29, 2011.  During … Continued

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Before Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans in 2005, Orleans Parish public schools were failing miserably. After the storm shut down the public school system completely, there was little reason to be optimistic. But then something amazing happened. The state of … Continued

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State education officials say there were more than 1,000 new applicants last week for a program that lets students from failing New Orleans schools get government-funded tuition to attend selected private schools. The voucher program known as “Scholarships for Educational … Continued

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NEW ORLEANS – The line began before the sun came up, with hundreds of parents waiting hours to sign their children up to get vouchers to send their children to private school. Nearly 1,200 Orleans Parish children currently have public … Continued

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