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3:24 pm
Thu May 16, 2013

Charter School Group May Owe More Than $250K For Student Meals

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In a report over at The Lens today, Charter School Reporting Corps member Della Hasselle digs into a conflict between the state's Recovery School District and ReNEW Schools, a charter school group which oversees several Orleans Parish schools.

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4:45 pm
Fri May 10, 2013

Professional Identity Crises

Education
2:19 pm
Tue May 7, 2013

La. Supreme Court Rules School Vouchers Unconstitutional

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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, who has been a proponent of school vouchers.

The Louisiana Supreme Court handed Gov. Bobby Jindal a loss today: It agreed with a lower court that his method of funding private school tuition through vouchers was unconstitutional.

For the past year, explains the AP, Jindal's administration has used "money earmarked for public schools in the state's Minimum Foundation Program to pay for private school tuition."

In a 6-1 vote, the court decided the funding mechanism was unconstitutional.

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Education
6:30 am
Thu May 2, 2013

Student Test Scores Used to Measure Teacher Training

 

Investigative journalism site The Lens features a story by Sarah Carr today. Carr looks at a Louisiana program that uses student test scores to evaluate teacher training programs. The education reporter sat down with WWNO's Eve Troeh to talk about her latest work, which Carr says could transform teacher training in Louisiana and across the nation.

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