Things are bad everywhere but nowhere is it worse than in Louisiana, where Gov. Bobby Jindal and State Superintendent John White threaten to annihilate the state’s public schools with budget cuts, vouchers, the expansion of virtual charters, the erosion of teacher rights, and other forms of noxious corporate reform. The following is by Don Whittinghill , a consultant to the Louisiana School Boards Association (LSBA), a non-profit service organization representing local school board members in 69 local systems. Gov. Bobby Jindal has an agenda for K-12 education in Louisiana.
He says it is about change. Several elements of his legislative initiatives contribute to a