Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on April 26, 2022Don’t Believe the Lies: ESAs Don’t Defund Public SchoolsThis legislative session, state lawmakers have filed several bills to give families more options for [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on March 24, 2022How Well is Louisiana Preparing Students for Careers?For years, business and industry have complained that high school graduates aren’t arriving to the [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on March 19, 2022Legislature Files Education Savings Account (ESA) Bills to Expand Educational OptionsThe Louisiana Legislature has filed several bills to expand educational choice among its proposals for [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on March 4, 2022Let’s Look at Tutoring and Recovery of Learning LossThis week’s State of the Union address by President Biden included a brief mention of education that some [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on February 28, 2022BESE Workgroup Identifies Problems in Louisiana’s K-12 Education Accountability System; Potential Solutions DiscussedLast week, a subgroup of State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) members tasked by the [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on February 21, 2022Let’s Give Our Children HopeHope: Noun. “Desire accompanied by expectation of or belief in fulfillment.” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary) [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on February 10, 2022As Education Budgets Grow, We Should Increase TransparencyTwo weeks ago, Governor Edwards unveiled his proposed state budget for fiscal year 2022-2023. Given the [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on February 1, 2022It’s Time To Empower Louisiana FamiliesFor years, people have pointed to parental involvement as the best way to improve K-12 education, yet [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on January 25, 2022What Enrollment Trends Can Tell Us About School ChoiceAround this time last year, you probably saw the news about Louisiana public school enrollment dropping [...]Read more