Jindal Proposes business-operated charter schools
BY MIKE HASTEN • MHASTEN@GANNETT.COM • JANUARY 13, 2011
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BATON ROUGE — Louisiana businesses could start their own charter schools that give preference to children of their employees under legislation to be proposed by Gov. Bobby Jindal.
The governor surprised state lawmakers Wednesday in announcing at the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry's annual meeting that he will propose such legislation in this year's legislative session. It's modeled after Florida's "charter schools in the workplace" initiative and has been implemented in other states.
"This new business-charter school partnership legislation will help feed the pipeline of qualified workers for Louisiana businesses while creating important career opportunities for students," the governor said. "Ensuring that every Louisiana student has a great education is the critical foundation to helping our