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Guest column: Job-focused education proposal is an opportunity Louisiana can't pass up

Por: The Advocate Opinion October 10, 2022

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The recent accountability proposal from the Louisiana Department of Education has the potential to be a strategic win for our students, schools and the entire state of Louisiana. While accountability formulas are always challenging to construct and even harder to explain in plain English, we want to make it crystal clear that the proposed changes will help improve career and technical education in our schools and better prepare our students for... + full article



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