Patrick Wall
Education Editor and Reporter| The New Orleans Advocate at The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
Education editor & reporter at @nolanews @theadvocatebr | 🏳️🌈 | Formerly @Chalkbeat | DMs open | Fan mail & tips only: patrick.wall at https://t.co/ImaR6YK2Rk
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4 days ago |
nola.com | Patrick Wall
As Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry seeks nearly $94 million for a program to subsidize students’ private education, a billionaire-backed advocacy group will run a television ad starting Sunday that targets state lawmakers who have challenged Landry’s plan. Club for Growth, a national group that promotes school vouchers and other conservative priorities, is paying for the ad and a related outreach campaign.
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6 days ago |
theadvocate.com | Patrick Wall
Louisiana college students would get bigger state-funded TOPS scholarships under a new bill proposed this legislative session — with one major exception. House Bill 77, which advanced out of the education committee Wednesday, would overhaul the scholarship amounts that students get from TOPS, Louisiana’s program for high-achieving students who attend any of the state’s public colleges and universities.
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6 days ago |
nola.com | Patrick Wall
Louisiana college students would get bigger state-funded TOPS scholarships under a new bill proposed this legislative session — with one major exception. House Bill 77, which advanced out of the education committee Wednesday, would overhaul the scholarship amounts that students get from TOPS, Louisiana’s program for high-achieving students who attend any of the state’s public colleges and universities.
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1 week ago |
nola.com | Patrick Wall
Just a few months ago, Louisiana’s teachers were basking in praise for helping students lead the country in reading gains. Now those same educators are staring down a pay cut. Annual $2,000 stipends that teachers received for the past two years are set to expire after this school year ends, as are $1,000 stipends for school support staff. Gov. Jeff Landry’s spending plan for next fiscal year does not include the stipends.
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2 weeks ago |
nola.com | Patrick Wall
A battle is brewing between Gov. Jeff Landry and Louisiana lawmakers over education spending. Landry is seeking nearly $94 million for his signature LA GATOR program, which will give families money to pay for private school and other education expenses next school year. The program, which Landry muscled through the Legislature last year, will replace state-funded vouchers that help low-income families afford private tuition.
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RT @MelindaDeslatte: Gov. Jeff Landry wants $94 million for new voucher/education savings account program. Senate President Cameron Henry s…
Here's the letter that Gov. Landry sent to Louisiana teachers yesterday re: pay raises. He doesn't address the possibility of doing one-time stipends again — just focuses on permanent raises, saying there are "no existing alternative recurring resources" since Amendment 2 failed. https://t.co/RSkKhGts3v
RT @samkarlin: Chevron is ordered to pay $745 million for damage to Louisiana's coast, in a landmark verdict set to reverberate through doz…