John White (politician)
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That is a great opportunity
And we have gotten a situation where a nationwide expert that went to Stanford business school and Yale University wants to work with us to improve the relationships with the business community
This is certainly a more intentionally recruited set of applicants, both from within the state and from outside of the stateMore quotes »
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Louisiana to push ahead with paying private firms to teach kids
May 24 (Reuters) - Louisiana's schools chief vowed on Friday to push ahead with a plan to let students take classes from private firms and nonprofits at taxpayers' expense, despite a legal setback and objections from some educators. The Course Choice pla 5/24/13 from Reuters Read more »
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Local school test results remain high
State education officials say the number of Louisiana public school students performing at grade level nudged up from 68 percent to 69 percent in the latest round of standardized test scores. While results were not uniformly better in all subjects, Educa from Houma Today Read more »
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Road test: 2009 Volkswagen Routan
Volkswagen pretty much invented the minivan. It could be argued the German maker established the "minivan" concept with its Type 2 Transporter van, introduced in 1950. Volkswagen's Transporter featured a cavernous interior and had a fuel-efficient air-co from Driving Canada Read more »
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redefinED: Charter schools in Texas, voucher funding in Louisiana, school choice in South Carolina & more
Louisiana: State Superintendent John White warns of the fallout from the recent Supreme Court ruling on voucher funding, revealing the state needs to find an extra $29 million for the current school year (Times-Picayune). White also contends that the rul from RedefinED Read more »
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Interest in charter schools soars in B.R.
The Advocate reports (http://bit.ly/107J3Sc) the organizations are seeking to open their new schools in 2014, 2015 or 2016. Twenty-two applicants want to start schools in East Baton Rouge Parish, the largest number of charter school applications in Baton from Beaumont Enterprise Read more »
