The Weekly Update: Jindal & Co. in Lousiana, a Broadie in Arizona and Bill Gates everywhere
Today we will begin with New Orleans and the state of Louisiana where Hurricane Katrina and its devastation became the rallying cry for the corporate takeover of the public school system which has now led to lawsuits against the state and one special one regarding Governor Jindal’s decision to move public school funding directly into private schools.
Education facing multitude of ‘legal challenges’ in state
The Louisiana Department of Education could find itself mired in state and federal courtroom disputes for years to come, thanks to Gov. Bobby Jindal’s sweeping education reform legislation and to the confusing mishmash of educational bureaucracy in Orleans Parish.
Disregard for the time being the last week’s court ruling that could end up costing the Orleans