What Will the Education Market Produce in Louisiana?
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According to many would-be reformers of our education system, the free market will bring innovation to education, and when consumers are empowered with choice, the best products will rise to the top. We are getting a chance to see how this works in the real world in some parts of the country. The State of Louisiana is engaged in an active experiment that allows us to see the effects of this philosophy, when schools themselves are turned into "products" on the open market. Governor Bobby Jindal has embraced the preferred policies of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).
Here are the actions we are seeing so far from this new direction.
As the Nation reported this week, some of the wealthiest people in America have been donating their hard-earned money to influence the outcome of the elections for the state Board of Elementary and Secondary
Here are the actions we are seeing so far from this new direction.
As the Nation reported this week, some of the wealthiest people in America have been donating their hard-earned money to influence the outcome of the elections for the state Board of Elementary and Secondary