PSC member Mike Francis wants return of the free lunch; we propose instead a...
A question for Public Service Commissioner Mike Francis: How much is enough? And that’s not a rhetorical question. We really want to know what your limits are. According to Francis, a wealthy man in...
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State’s Tuition Donation Rebate Program redefines term ‘poor’ in underwriting...
By James C. Finney, Ph.D. Guest Columnist (Editor’s Note: James Finney is one of two Louisiana citizens (Mike Deshotels is the other) who was named as a defendant in a lawsuit by State Education...
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LouisianaVoice holding first ever ‘Boob of the Year’ contest
As we face the end of eight years of ineptitude, deceit, and whoopee cushion governance, LouisianaVoice is proud to announce our first ever election of John Martin Hays Memorial Boob of the Year. There...
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Guest columnist, an education professor, offers constructive paths to...
By guest columnist James D. Kirylo It is said that education is the great equalizer. Yet, we know when it comes to resources, opportunity, and the quality of a teacher, not all educational experiences...
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With vouchers at stake, Fire Marshal ignores building’s deficiencies, zoning...
When State Fire Marshal Butch Browning isn’t busy defending his wearing of unauthorized military decorations and ribbons or trying to shift blame for a carnival ride that malfunctioned only seven hours...
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Schneider’s Chronicle of Echoes a must-read for anyone concerned about public...
A Chronicle of Echoes: Who’s Who in the Implosion of America’s Public Education (Information Age Publishing, 404 pages) is a new book by St. Tammany Parish high school English teacher Mercedes...
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Notable Quotables (in their own words)
“Overall, the proficiency rating for the Scholarship (voucher) Program is 41 percent. This rating is based on the percent of students who scored basic and above on standardized tests during academic...
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Jindal priority: defend Duck Dynasty but ignore abysmal performance of DOE...
Give Gov. Bobby Jindal credit: He, along with a gaggle of Louisiana politicians, is all over A&E Network like…well, like a duck on a June bug over the Phil Robertson flak stemming from his comments...
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First Bobby Jindal failed to elect a governor of Virginia, now can’t pick a...
The results of the 5th District congressional race are in and the message has been sent loud and clear—surely loud enough to be heard in Baton Rouge. With political newcomer Vance McAllister walloping...
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State approved Christian schools have much in common with Mack Ford, Lester...
If you like the way Mack Ford treated and taught the children at New Bethany Home for Boys and Girls in Arcadia, you’ll love the education reforms being put in place for Louisiana by Gov. Bobby Jindal,...
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More ruminations on Jindal’s power consolidation, more profitable legal work...
Consolidation of power or rats deserting sinking ship? Gov. Bobby Jindal appears to be consolidating his power base as he moves toward his final two years in office by positioning key allies as...
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House approves DOE reorganization—10 months after John White does it his way:...
Our brain-dead legislature just doesn’t get it. The House earlier this month approved and sent to the Senate HB 650 which calls for reorganization of the Louisiana Department of Education (DOE). The...
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Reports surface that DOE Superintendent John White is out the door for...
In the late ‘60s psychologist Dr. Laurence J. Peter advanced what became known as the Peter Principle which said, in effect, that “In a hierarchically-structured administration, people tend to be...
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DOE run like a snow cone stand, but Course Choice fraudulent enrollments...
Could it possibly get any worse for Louisiana Superintendent of Education John White? For that matter, could the State of Louisiana possibly do any worse than John White as education superintendent?...
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Notable Quotables (in their own words)
“The Scholarship Program will continue…and we will work with the Legislature to find another funding source to keep parents and kids in these schools.” —State Superintendent of Education John White, in...
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Supreme Court squelches voucher funding; how are those course choice...
Tuesday’s ruling by the Louisiana Supreme Court that taking money from the state’s Minimum Foundation Program (MFP) is unconstitutional has thrown a monkey wrench into the plans by the Jindal...
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Did John White lean on LPB to get reporter terminated? Follow the money to...
Blind, unquestioning loyalty has long been a prerequisite for serving in the administration of Gov. Bobby Jindal. Any administrator, of course, expects his appointees to be loyal, and rightfully so....
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Senate Education Committee vote was a foregone conclusion; charges of DOE...
The vote was a foregone conclusion; the minds were made up long before the Senate Education Committee members cast their votes to kill SB 41 by Sen. Bob Kostelka (R-Monroe). The vote that killed the...
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Louisiana DOE hires top dollar out-of-state appointees who control kids’...
Gov. Bobby Jindal was adamant during his campaign for governor about stemming the outflow of Louisiana’s brightest college graduates from the state. To show his commitment to keeping Louisiana talent...
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Surprise! Jindal admits in brief press conference that he ‘doesn’t have a...
Whenever Gov. Bobby Jindal speaks, be it on Fox News, CNN, to fellow Republican governors or at a rare press conference such as the one held on Thursday, his threefold purpose always seems to be to...
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