voucher program

The Louisiana Senate is reining in several major proposals pushed by Gov. Jeff Landry and House conservatives, rejecting additional tax cuts and scaling back spending on private school vouchers amid caution over the state’s longer-term financial outlook.

The Louisiana Senate president said his chamber will dramatically scale back funding for the new private school voucher program from what Gov. Jeff Landry and the House of Representatives have pledged.

Governor Bobby Jindal and Governor-Elect John ‘Bel’ Edwards met Tuesday at the Governor’s Mansion as part of the transition process. "We’ve told the…

Jim talks with LSU Board Member and former State Senator Anne Duplessis about the public school voucher system and the National School Choice Week. Baton…

Opposing opinions surfaced from state education leaders this week on whether the state should move forward on implementing national education standards…

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…