May 19, 2013

Edition: U.S.

Louisiana School Vouchers

Page: 1

Louisiana Court Nixes Funding For School Vouchers

Posted 05.08.2013 | Politics

Read More: Video, Louisiana Schools, Bobby Jindal Governor, School Vouchers, Bobby Jindal School Plan, Bobby Jindal, School Voucher Program, School Choice, School Choice Programs, Louisiana School Vouchers, Louisiana School Voucher Program, Gov. Bobby Jindal, Politics News

Louisiana's Supreme Court issued a 6-1 decision on Tuesday that struck down Gov. Bobby Jindal's (R) plan to power a private school voucher program wit...

Read Whole Story

Attack of the Cookie Monsters!

Lester & Charlie | Posted 05.18.2013 | Comedy

With a whopping 36 percent of Republicans now saying that it's the people in their own party who are the bad guys, it's getting awfully hard for conservatives to know who to hiss at.

Read Whole Story

Jindal's Education Reform Package Second To Be Struck Down By Court

Joy Resmovits | Posted 05.04.2013 | Politics

Read More: Louisiana Teacher Tenure, Education News, Education, Louisiana Vouchers Struck Down, Bobby Jindal Education Reform Law Struck Down, School Vouchers, Joy Resmovits, Bobby Jindal, Bobby Jindal Republican, Education Reform, Louisiana School Vouchers, Bobby Jindal Education Reform, Politics News

Months after a court struck down Lousiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's (R) school voucher program, the Republican star is suffering another major judicial blow to his education agenda. On Monday, a Baton Rouge judge threw out Jindal's major education-reform package, reports the Associated Press.

Read Whole Story

Bobby Jindal Calls Equal Education Opportunity A Lie

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 02.01.2013 | Politics

Read More: Bobby Jindal School Voucher, Education, Louisiana Schools, Bobby Jindal School Choice, School Vouchers, Bobby Jindal School Plan, Bobby Jindal, Charter Schools, Bobby Jindal Schools, School Chioce, Education Reform, Louisiana Charter Schools, Louisiana School Vouchers, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) took to the nation's capital on Tuesday to make the case for school vouchers. "To oppose school choic...

Read Whole Story

Judge: Nation's Most Sweeping Voucher Program Is Unconstitutional

Reuters | Posted 01.30.2013 | Home

Read More: Louisiana School Voucher Program Unconstitutional, School Vouchers, Bobby Jindal, Reuters, Louisiana Education Reform, Louisiana School Choice, School Choice, Education Reform, Louisiana School Choice Program Unconstitutional, Tim Kelley, Louisiana School Voucher Program, Louisiana School Vouchers, Judge Tim Kelley, Video, Home News

By Stephanie Simon Nov 30 (Reuters) - A state judge on Friday shot down Louisiana's sweeping school voucher program, ruling that the ...

Read Whole Story

Ruling Expected On Constitutionality Of Nation's Largest Voucher Program

Posted 11.29.2012 | Home

Read More: Louisiana Schools, Privatizing Public Schools, School Vouchers, Bobby Jindal, Louisiana Voucher Program, Private Schools, School Funding, Privatizing Public Education, School Choice, Education Reform, Education Funding, Louisiana School Vouchers, Louisiana School Voucher Program Constitutionality, Louisiana School Voucher Program, Video, Home News

A Louisiana district court judge is expected to rule this week on the constitutionality of the state's controversial school voucher program. Baton ...

Read Whole Story

Recent Bills Bring Controversial Changes To School Curriculums (SLIDESHOW)

Posted 11.12.2012 | Home

Over the past couple years, several states attempted — and in some instances, succeeded — in passing legislation that brought controversial change...

Read Whole Story

Crazy 'Facts' Students Will Learn Under Jindal's Voucher Program

Posted 08.13.2012 | Home

Read More: Governor Bobby Jindal, Louisiana Schools, Video, Louisiana, School Vouchers, Bv-Politics, Bobby Jindal, Religious Schools, Slideexpand, Louisiana School Vouchers, Louisiana School Voucher Program, Home News

Under Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal’s sweeping new school voucher program, tens of millions of Louisiana taxpayer dollars will be used to offer vouch...

Read Whole Story

Religious Group Assails Jindal Over Controversial Education Decision

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 08.08.2012 | Politics

Read More: Interfaith Alliance Bobby Jindal, Bobby Jindal School Voucher, Video, Louisiana, School Vouchers, Bobby Jindal, Interfaith Alliance, Bobby Jindal Louisiana, Bobby Jindal Interfaith Alliance, Louisiana School Voucher Program, Louisiana School Vouchers, Politics News

The leader of a national multi-faith religious group blasted Republican Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's school voucher program this week, charging that ...

Read Whole Story

Louisiana Voucher Program Includes Schools That Teach Creationism, Reject Evolution

Posted 07.31.2012 | Home

Read More: Voucher Program, Video, Louisiana Schools, School Science, Creationism in Schools, Creationism, School Vouchers, Bobby Jindal, Louisiana Voucher Program, School Voucher Program, Science, School Choice, Louisiana School Vouchers, Louisiana School Voucher Program, Home News

Public dollars in Louisiana's landmark new voucher program will go toward sending children to schools that teach creationism and reject evolution, the...

Read Whole Story