Senate and House have passed a sweeping school choice bill that will reach all families statewide by 2025. The bill will become law with the signature of Gov. Jeff Landry , a longtime school choice advocate.introduces an education savings account, which is the most flexible of school choice programs, allowing parents to select the educational avenue that will best serve their child.
Louisiana has ranked near last in the nation year after year in K-12 public school student achievement. According to the Nation’s Report Card, among fourth grade public school students,By empowering parents with their children’s education funds, the state will free families from being bound to their residentially assigned district public schools. Instead, the funds will allow them to find alternative learning avenues, should they desire.