Gubernatorial candidate John Bel Edwards has prefiled a bill for the upcoming legislative session which would prohibit the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education from approving charter school applications under certain circumstances.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A state district judge has postponed until mid-November a decision on whether he intends to shut down the flow of money to 33 charter schools authorized by the state education board.
The Louisiana Association of Educators filed a lawsuit challenging the $60 million in spending through Louisiana's public school financing formula...
Our panelists discuss the recent breaches in security allowed by the Secret Service as well as the possibility of Charter Schools receiving state money.
The concept of the school — Kingdom Collegiate Academy of Excellence — appears to be in line with the Louisiana Department of Education's emphasis on "Jump Start," a statewide revamp of career and technical education in high schools.
The two groups will now appeal to BESE to open as a different kind of charter which gives BESE control over the charter's contract and opens enrollment to students statewide.
Board members Gregory Awbrey, Hunter Beasley, Rae Trahan, Shelton Cobb, and Tommy Angelle voted against the proposal. Kermit Bouillion and Mark Cockerham voted for. Board member Tehmi Chassion abstained.
A Lafayette Parish School Board member is questioning Lafayette’s involvement in a state partnership that involves the charter school authorization process.