Four Billionaires Hope to Buy Control of the Louisiana State Board of Education

Mercedes Schneider writes here about the latest campaign filings of funds received. Four billionaires have donated huge sums to purchase seats on the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. The board under Governor Bobby Jindal has avidly supported charters, vouchers, for-profit virtual charters, and attacks on teachers. But the chairman of the board stepped … Continue reading Four Billionaires Hope to Buy Control of the Louisiana State Board of Education