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More school changes coming to New Orleans?

The Louisiana legislature appears poised to enact a school voucher program for New Orleans, due in no small part to the support of Governor Bobby Jindal, whose name is on the lips of many political prognosticators as potential V.P. material for Senator John McCain. This New York Times profile of Jindal notes the voucher bill is one of several policies warming the hearts of conservatives and fueling speculation that he could be on the short list for the #2 slot on the GOP presidential ticket. Meanwhile, BoardBuzz was pleased to see this op-ed from Russ Wise, a member of the St. John the Baptist Parish School Board (an NSBA National Affiliate by the way) noting the lack of public accountability inherent in vouchers, including this proposal, and the ability of participating private schools to maintain admissions standards and turn children away despite receiving taxpayer dollars. Wrote Wise:

And participating schools should fall under the same accountability rules as public schools, so taxpayers can see for themselves whether they're getting what they're paying for.

The voucher bill has cleared the House and a Senate committee.

Full post as published by BoardBuzz: NSBA's Daily Weblog on June 03, 2008 (boomark / email).