Comments on: School vouchers make a comeback, stir concerns about quality

By: The best and worst in education and labor: 2012

The best and worst in education and labor: 2012 — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 14:00:25 +0000

[...] its reach as the number of students participating doubled. And in 2012, for the first time, more than 5,000 Louisiana students began going to private religious schools on the public dime. The Indiana and Louisiana [...]

By: In the News – August 27, 2012 | Educate Now!

In the News – August 27, 2012 | Educate Now! — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 14:45:59 +0000

[...] School Vouchers Make a Comeback Amid Concerns About Quality Hechinger Report – August 21, 2012 Former Times-Picayune education reporter Sarah Carr looks at voucher school oversight and the debate over who should ultimately be responsible for determining what constitutes a quality education: the government or parents. [...]

By: CitizensArrest

CitizensArrest — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 21:23:20 +0000

Vouchers as they are currently manifested are a sham solution, existing primarily as one component of an agenda designed to burden and defund the public school system. http://schoolfinance101.wordpress.com/2012/08/24/helicopters-can-improve-minority-college-attendance-other-misguided-policy-implications-comments-on-the-brookings-voucher-study/

By: Bruce William Smith

Bruce William Smith — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:34:59 +0000

Louisiana ought to look towards the independent school regulations in Great Britain, in particular England, if it wants to learn quickly how to regulate a vibrant independent school sector. The independent schools of England, such as those in the Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference and the Girls’ Schools Association, are among the very best in the world, and families that could afford them have had the opportunity to give their children some of the best educations available. If combined sensibly with a state support system like Louisiana’s vouchers, the citizens of the Bayou State could find their children very well supported indeed.