Voucher Trial Heads to Closing Arguments
Follow WRKF on Twitter from real-time updates from the trial. Lawyers on both sides of the lawsuit challenging the state's private school voucher program are slated to deliver closing arguments today...
View ArticleJudge to Rule on Vouchers
Follow WRKF on Twitter from real-time updates from the trial. Judge Tim Kelley will deliver a decision in 19th District Court Friday afternoon in the lawsuit challenging Louisiana's private school...
View ArticleVoucher Ruling is In
State Judge Tim Kelley declared today that the way Louisiana lawmakers created the statewide private school voucher program was constitutional, but the way it was funded was not.
View ArticleJudge: Vouchers Can't Be Paid for in Formula for Public School Support
Gov. Bobby Jindal plans to appeal a court ruling against his school voucher program. Teachers unions and local school boards filed suit to stop them.
View ArticleBob Mann, Kevin Phillips, Steve Monaghan
Jim talks with LSU mass communications professor Bob Mann about the results of the 2012 election.Author and historian Kevin Phillips discusses his new book, “1775”, about what he calls the most...
View ArticleBryan Preston, Eric Lewis, Bill Davis
Jim talks with conservative blogger Bryan Preston who is upset with sportscaster Bob Costas' pro-gun control rant during halftime of the Kansas City Chiefs game Sunday, Dec. 2.Eric Lewis, director of...
View ArticleNew Laws Impact Voting, Sex Offenders, School Vouchers
One of the state laws going into effect Jan. 1 provides tax rebates for donations to organizations that will pay private and parochial school tuition for students from low and moderate-income families...
View ArticleNo 'Plan B' for Funding School Vouchers
The finance chief for the Louisiana Department of Education had a hard time answering questions Friday about alternate plans for funding the 4,900 low-income elementary and secondary students attending...
View ArticleVoucher Program Set to Grow Despite Court Battle
Applications for vouchers are available for the upcoming school year. The statewide program is continuing into its second year.A district court judge ruled in November that the voucher program could...
View ArticleState Supt. Aims for Vouchers, With or Without School Funding Formula
The state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education is slated to approve the school funding formula next week. The new proposal, released Thursday, still pays for the voucher program with dollars...
View ArticleVoucher Program Transforms Christian School
Tuesday, the state Supreme Court will hear arguments in a suit from local school boards and teachers unions wanting Louisiana's school voucher program thrown out.The legal challenges came almost as...
View ArticleVouchers Threaten Public School's Turnaround
The state Supreme Court hears arguments Tuesday in a case against the statewide school voucher program.At issue is whether private school tuition can be paid for with the funds that would otherwise go...
View ArticleWhether Vouchers Short Public Schools Argued in La. Supreme Court
Louisiana's state Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in the case challenging the statewide school voucher program.The justices' questions focused on whether the state constitution allows vouchers...
View ArticleSupreme Court Rules Voucher Funding Unconstitutional
Louisiana’s Supreme Court has ruled that money reserved for public schools can’t be used to pay for private school tuition under the state constitution.The 6-1 decision, handed down Tuesday, undermines...
View ArticleJindal Promises Continued State Funding for Vouchers
The State Supreme Court has ruled that the state can't pay private school tuition through the same funding channel as it uses to support public schools.Now, Gov. Bobby Jindal is going to have to find...
View ArticleDust Settled, Lawmakers More Measured on Education Reforms
Earlier this month, Louisiana's Supreme Court ruled that the way the state's private school voucher program was paid for was unconstitutional. It can't be paid for through the Minimum Foundation...
View ArticleCourse Choice Scaled Back After Court Ruling
State Superintendent John White wants to scrape the Department of Education's administrative budget to pay for public school students to take individual courses from private providers.The Course Choice...
View ArticlePush for School Vouchers is Tactical
Louisiana lawmakers went out of their way to add a $46 million line item to the state budget to allow more students from under-performing public schools go to private school through the voucher program...
View ArticleJustice Department Sues Louisiana Over School Vouchers
Vouchers in districts under desegregation orders at issue.The Justice Department is suing Louisiana for issuing school vouchers to students in districts under desegregation orders. The federal...
View ArticleSchool Desegregation Motivates DOJ's Complaint Over Vouchers
The Justice Department is worried that Louisiana's private school voucher program may be undermining efforts to overcome the historic segregation of public schools, and last month asked a federal court...
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