NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana Supreme Court heard arguments today (September 5, 2017) following a years-long court battle by education reform advocates including the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools (LAPCS), to uphold the constitutional rights of state-funded Type 2 charter Schools. LAPCS along with seven of these schools are fighting for 16,000 students and […]
NEW ORLEANS —Excellence Academy Charter School in Monroe lost its latest effort to continue offering school choice to more than 200 students and jobs to nearly 30 teachers in North Louisiana. As a result, Excellence Academy will remain closed. While the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools (LAPCS) is disappointed that the school was not […]
Happy July everyone! I hope you have had the chance to enjoy some summer fun and relaxation. Personally, I love summer because I think life is much better while in flip flops! LAPCS has stayed busy since the end of the school year traveling to North Louisiana to visit with membership; working with several charter […]
NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana Association of Public Charter schools is making its case to the Louisiana Supreme Court on behalf of state-authorized (“Type 2”) public charter schools educating over 16,000 students in the state. This week, LAPCS and seven Type 2 public charter schools asked the state’s highest court to uphold the constitutional rights […]
NEW ORLEANS —The Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools joins families, schools, and communities across the state in celebrating Louisiana Charter Schools Week, May 9-11, 2017. As part of an annual three day gathering at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, LAPCS will shine a spotlight on the state’s growing public charter school movement, which […]
It’s hard to believe that LAPCS will be engaging in our tenth legislative session this year. Time flies when you’re having fun! I keep thinking with each session that “next year will be easier,” but we keep battling the same voices and the same issues each year. While this session is a shorter fiscal session, […]
Well, it’s that time of the year again. Legislative session. April 10 will kick off the 2017 Regular Session and LAPCS will be at the Capitol. We expect much of the focus to continue to be on the State’s budget woes, but we certainly will track any legislation that will impact public schools, including the […]
The Orleans Parish School Board signed off this week on a step-by-step plan to reclaim the schools it lost to the state after Hurricane Katrina, a document aimed at ensuring a seamless transition to local control. But the myriad decisions that still have to be made — and the deadlines that must be met — […]
Teachers should be preparing to have talks with their students about the killing of three law enforcement officers in Baton Rouge, the leader of the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools said Wednesday. Read more: http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/baton_rouge_officer_shooting/article_4008bfe2-4e84-11e6-a51e-4befb5e4d21c.html
This op-ed by Caroline Roemer was published in the printed July 1 issue of The Daily Star in Hammond. Since the Louisiana Charter School Law was first enacted in 1995, school boards have often viewed charter schools as “competition” rather than an opportunity — an attitude that comes at the expense of their constituents. Tangipahoa […]
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