CV NEWS FEED // A recent editorial of The Wall Street Journal commends Louisiana for becoming the 12th state to adopt universal school choice.
On Wednesday, at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School in Lafayette, Governor Jeff Landry officially made Louisiana the 12th state to pass universal school choice.
The necessity for this reform is unquestionable. Louisiana is currently ranked near the bottom in the U.S. News & World Report’s pre-K to grade 12 education rankings released this year. The WSJ reports that according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, only 27% of eighth-graders are proficient in reading and just 19% in math. It is unsurprising that this change has been initiated, as school choice advocate Corey DeAngelis foresaw back in 2023. His prediction underscored the increasing momentum and public support for these reforms.
At the signing of the bill, Gov. Landry highlighted the success other states have had with school choice. Louisiana allocates more funding per student compared to Mississippi, Florida, and Texas, all of which allow for school choice. However, this financial investment has not translated into improved student learning outcomes, contradicting the ongoing assertion by unions that increased funding alone is the key to public school success.
This recent development is another indication of the increasing demand for school choice, a sentiment shared by both legislators and clergy alike.
As reported previously by CatholicVote, In the latest version of the USCCB’s guidelines for Catholic voters, the bishops stated that “Parents—the first and most important educators—have a fundamental right to choose the education best suited to the needs of their children, including public, private, and religious schools.”
Louisiana has joined the ranks of states adopting school choice, contributing to the growing recognition of the efficacy and merit of shifting control of education from politicians back to parents and families.
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