Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on August 9, 2023New LEAP Scores: Student Achievement in Louisiana Improving, Still Not Fully Recovered from COVID PandemicLast week, the Louisiana Department of Education released the results of the 2022-2023 Louisiana [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on August 2, 2023Is Louisiana’s New Public School Choice Law Working?In 2014, the Louisiana Legislature passed a law allowing parents and legal guardians of students enrolled [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on July 26, 2023Have Louisiana’s Students Improved? We’ll Find Out Soon.Students in Louisiana suffered damaging learning loss during the COVID-19 pandemic, and billions of [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on July 17, 2023Mirror, Mirror, on the WallIt’s election season again. And like clockwork, some politicians have pulled out their old talking points [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on July 5, 2023Louisiana’s Top Education Board Proposes High School Diplomas for Students Failing State TestsYes, you read that right. In a state still ranked in the bottom ten nationally for student achievement, [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on June 23, 2023What the Legislature Did (and Didn’t Do) on EducationLegislation on crime, taxes, and the state’s budget dominated much of Louisiana’s 2023 Regular Session, [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on May 16, 2023LOUISIANA HOUSE VOTES ON SCHOOL CHOICE RELATED BILLBaton Rouge — The Louisiana House of Representatives vote on House Bill 98 sends a strong message that [...]Read more
Posted by on May 11, 2023A School that Fits Every KidLouisiana’s Comeback Agenda starts with ensuring that every family has the opportunity to choose [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on May 10, 2023Lawmakers advance school choice bills: What does this mean for Louisiana families?Over the past week, Louisiana lawmakers in the House have advanced two bills to expand educational [...]Read more