La. BESE Has Been Bought Once Again (Maybe Not Completely) | deutsch29

La. BESE Has Been Bought Once Again (Maybe Not Completely) | deutsch29

La. BESE Has Been Bought Once Again (Maybe Not Completely)

UPDATE 10-13-19: THERE WILL BE A RUNOFF between Ronnie Morris and Gregory Spiers (District 6). Spiers was endorsed by the Louisiana Federation of Teachers (LFT).

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Well, Louisiana. The state ed board (BESE) has been (mostly) bought yet again.

Eight (make that seven) for eight, the BESE candidates that preferred by out-of-state billionaires, like the Waltons, and by out-of-state, ed-reform election-shapers, like Education Reform Now and American Federation for Children, will hold BESE seats and will cast votes that almost certainly bend Louisiana education in favor of testing, school choice– and retaining TFAer John White as state ed superintendent.

The following three ed-reform diehards have been re-elected a third time and, as such, are not eligible to run for a fourth term:

• James Garvey (Dist 1),
• Kira Orange-Jones (Dist 2), and
• Holly Boffy (Dist 7).

Also re-elected, for a second term, are ed-reform supporters

• Sandy Holloway (Dist 3), and
• Tony Davis (Dist 4– unopposed).

And, for their first appearance after being given the corporate-ed-reform, campaign-cash-flush nod, are

• Ashley Ellis (Dist 5), and
• Preston Castille (Dist 8).

As for Louisiana’s gubernatorial race, there will be a runoff between Democrat incumbent, John Bel Edwards, who garnered 47% of the vote, and Republican Eddie Rispone, at 27% (98% reporting)

Louisiana’s BESE board is comprised on 11 members, three of whom are CONTINUE READING: La. BESE Has Been Bought Once Again (Maybe Not Completely) | deutsch29