A teachers’ union is declining to identify two private or parochial schools that it says will refuse state aid for voucher students until the union’s legal challenge is resolved. Last week the Louisiana Association of Educators, one of the state’s … Continue reading
LSU was able to identify dollars within the public hospital system that would mitigate 80 percent of the planned cuts. But much of the reductions comes from one-time money. The Health Care Services Division was able to come up with … Continue reading
An LSU Board of Supervisors committee to for a system president recommended R. William Funk & Associates, of Dallas, as search firm at a cost of $120,000 plus expenses.
Gov. Bobby Jindal apparently will be in Iowa Thursday to stump for Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney. Iowa media reported Jindal would hold a meet-and-greet at 12:30 p.m. and visit the Kum & Go Headquarters at 6 p.m. However, the … Continue reading
Attorneys for a teachers’ union are threatening lawsuits against individual private and parochial schools that accept voucher payments. Voucher backers denounced the maneuver. The letters to schools were sent on behalf of the Louisiana Association of Educators, which has challenged … Continue reading
Louisiana’s top school board Tuesday afternoon voted 9-2 to endorse an accountability plan for voucher schools and students recommended by state Superintendent of Education John White. The vote followed a two-hour meeting, including praise and critcism from school officials and … Continue reading
State Superintendent of Education John White wants the state to issue annual reports on how voucher students are faring without labeling the entire private or parochial schools they attend. The plan is spelled out in documents for the state Board … Continue reading
After a year and a half as the state’s motor vehicles commissioner, Nick Gautreaux said late Monday that he is quitting. Gautreaux, a former state senator, said he plans to build a career in corporate development and governmental work. “It’s … Continue reading
Gov. Bobby Jindal will be in Nebraska stumping for Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney this weekend while other governors are in Virginia discussing job creation. The governor’s press office confirmed Friday that Jindal will skip the National Governors Association’s 104th … Continue reading
The Jindal administration unveiled part of its plan to close a nearly $860 million hole in the state’s health insurance program for the poor Friday, with the brunt of the reduction falling on the LSU hospital system. More than $300 … Continue reading