Governor Jindal

THURSDAY: (Encore Performance) GOP Strategist Timmy Teepell

Jim Engster — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 20:32:08 +0000

(Encore performance from March 23, 2012)

Jim talks with Gov. Bobby Jindal's former Chief of Staff Timmy Teepell, who still serves as a main advisor and strategist to the governor's office via his new position with political consulting firm On Message.

Lt. Gov. Criticizes Jindal, Looks Forward to 2016

Lisa Lovello — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 23:02:42 +0000

Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne is looking ahead to 2016. At the Baton Rouge Press Club today, Dardenne anticipated that Gov. Jindal would be running for president and indicated he would consider running to be the chief executive of Louisiana.

In Florida, Vouchers Bring Modest Improvement to Public Education

Amy Jeffries — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Late Thursday night, the state house passed a bill that would allow public school dollars to be used to send students from low-income families attending failing schools to private schools instead. The legislation, which is a cornerstone of Governor Bobby Jindal's education reform plan, could hit the Senate floor this week.

The voucher program is modeled in part after a program in Florida, which was the first state to try vouchers on a large scale a decade ago.

David Figlio, a professor of education, social policy, and economics at Northwestern University in Illinois, has been studying Florida's program since its inception.

He was skeptical at first.

Jindal Ready for Education Reform Fight

Tegan Wendland — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

In his inaugural speech Monday, Governor Bobby Jindal made clear that he would be pushing for education reform to kick off his second term. But while Jindal went on at length about getting Louisiana’s students better opportunities, the speech was short on details for how he plans to do that.