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Sunday, January 22, 2012

Geaux Teacher!: SOMEBODY IS PULLING OUR LEG ON VOUCHERS

Geaux Teacher!: SOMEBODY IS PULLING OUR LEG ON VOUCHERS:

SOMEBODY IS PULLING OUR LEG ON VOUCHERS

WWLTV reported this evening that Governor Jindal claims his research proves that New Orleans voucher students have outperformed their peers in the New Orleans RSD schools from whence they came.

http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/137816058.html


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"Jindal dismisses such complaints.

He cites a lengthy list of 2010-2011 statistics showing voucher students outperform their peers in New Orleans RSD schools that are academically unacceptable. Some examples: 45 percent of third-graders in the voucher (or "opportunity scholarship") program were on grade level in 2010-11 in