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All About The Kids? Calcasieu Teacher Plays Politics At The Expense Of Students, Taxpayers

For more than a year, Calcasieu Parish special education teacher Ganey Arsement has been on a self-appointed crusade against education reform in Louisiana. He has blasted...

LaLege6 months ago

The Madness of John Bel Louisiana's Governor Extends Losing Streak On K-12 Education Policy

“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” I would venture to guess that most people are...

Louisiana8 months ago

Money In The Bank A Look At Political Spending By LAE & LFT in 2016

Although the Louisiana Association of Educators (LAE) and Louisiana Federation of Teachers (LFT) largely stayed on the sidelines during last year’s electoral contests, a review of...

Louisiana10 months ago

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished In Vermilion Parish Teacher Checks Tossed As Part Of Anti-A+PEL Policy

No good deed goes unpunished, or at least that’s what officials at the Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana (A+PEL) found when they tried to send early...

Charters10 months ago

The LAROS Papers: Part II An Inside Look at NEA's Effort To Influence Education Policy in Louisiana

Note: This is the second installment of a four-part series. You can read Part I here. When Kyle Serrette learned back in February that Louisiana was...

Louisiana12 months ago

One Small Step For BESE, One Giant Leap For Teacher Prep Louisiana Transforms How It Trains Its Teachers

At a time when other states are backing away from education policies that shake-up the status quo, Louisiana is charging forward with reforms aimed at raising...

Louisiana12 months ago

Who Are Mike Deshotels’ Defenders of Public Education? Pulling Back The Curtain On His Followers

If you follow K-12 education in the Bayou State, you’re most likely familiar with Mike Deshotels, the former executive director of the Louisiana Association of Educators...

Louisiana1 year ago

Teachers Union Endorses Foster Campbell Well duh, of course they did.

Given the myriad challenges facing Louisiana these days, it’s clear we need a bold, forward-looking leader fighting for us in the United States Senate. Apparently, LFT...

Louisiana1 year ago

Stay In Your Lane, Governor Governor Edwards' ESSA Advisory Council Is An Unnecessary Distraction

Over the past several weeks, Governor John Bel Edwards has made a flurry of appointments to various boards and commissions, including his Advisory Council on the Every Student...

LaLege1 year ago

Quick Take: Who Got Campaign Cash From The Teachers Unions? A Look at LFT & LAE's Campaign Contributions Since 1999

With the 2016 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature now in full swing, I thought it might be interesting to take a look at the campaign...

Charters2 years ago

Governor Unveils K-12 Legislative Agenda Edwards Wants To Chip Away At Accountability and School Choice

Ever since John Bel Edwards’ upset victory in the gubernatorial race last fall, education reform supporters have worried that the Governor would try to roll back...

Louisiana2 years ago

The Naked Ambition of Hollis Milton West Feliciana's Superintendent Takes Aim at Accountability & John White

There’s a difference, of course, between ambition and naked ambition. The former is a quality we admire in an individual who is willing to push themselves...

Louisiana3 years ago

Why is LAE’s President Insulting Holly Boffy?

The website of the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) went down Monday morning after the state Department of Administration (DOA) failed to pay the site’s annual...

LaLege4 years ago

Four Reasons Why Lawmakers Should Stay the Course with Compass

It appears that some of our lawmakers in Baton Rouge have gotten cold feet when it comes to moving forward with the education reform measures many...

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