The primary aim for standards is to foster excellence. And for Louisiana it is imperative that they remain compliant with standards that are comparable on the national scale. As of now the review process of the common core is underway and the upcoming elections could be the cause behind a major upheaval.
The Delivered Message
The message coming out of a recent meet at Metairie held on the 26th of August, 2015 attended by local and state leaders, politicians and education advocates was not dissimilar to the opening lines of this post. In what signals just the beginning in a series of talks on education by groups favoring educational reforms as they consider what works and what must be worked upon.
These Elections are Crucial
The elections that are scheduled to be held at the fall could prove to be a crucial turning point as the fate of the educational activities of the state of Louisiana is decided upon. They have spent the past four years in expansion of voucher and starter schools, an increase in the autonomy of administrators and associating performance of schools to evaluations and compensation. Another key factor to be determined is the outcome of the common core, a well-meant concept that has not gone down too well with some of the politicians, parents and other stake-holders alike.
The Dates of the Elections
October 24th, is the date on which elections for seats on the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, an eleven member body, are set to be held. The fate of both John White, the Education Superintendant as well as the common core hangs in the balance. The governor also faces elections with no fewer than four major candidates vying for the seat. A number of legislators who are vehemently for and against the Common Core are also open to be elected.
The Necessity to Remain In the Current Path
Through all of these upheavals it remains necessary that Louisiana does not stray from its path as the reforms have by and large been a success with the states witnessing higher graduation rates than any time in the past. The rate of drop-out is also diminishing and students are increasingly making use of Advanced Placement and doing so quite successfully. According to Barry Erwin who is a member of the Council for a Better Louisiana, a not-for-profit organization those achievements owe much of their credit to the setting up of standards and other key reforms like education in early childhood and changes in accountability.
All for Standards
To Robert Richardson, a consultant based in Washington who has previous experience in increasing business support for better standards of academics to no less than four key states the concept is not that convoluted. He draws a similarity between having standards in each part of the cycle of production, and the need for teachers to have clarity on what their students need to be able to do as well as know at every grade level. That is the way to success to the enterprise of education. Louisiana is not the sole state that is in the process for reviewing the standards of academics and Richardson remained optimistic. He opined that there was little chance of a doing a flip turn as the states that have already underwent the review process came out with eighty-five to ninety percent of those standards. Having online course work help can also bail out students in their academic pursuits.
The Delivered Message
The message coming out of a recent meet at Metairie held on the 26th of August, 2015 attended by local and state leaders, politicians and education advocates was not dissimilar to the opening lines of this post. In what signals just the beginning in a series of talks on education by groups favoring educational reforms as they consider what works and what must be worked upon.
These Elections are Crucial
The elections that are scheduled to be held at the fall could prove to be a crucial turning point as the fate of the educational activities of the state of Louisiana is decided upon. They have spent the past four years in expansion of voucher and starter schools, an increase in the autonomy of administrators and associating performance of schools to evaluations and compensation. Another key factor to be determined is the outcome of the common core, a well-meant concept that has not gone down too well with some of the politicians, parents and other stake-holders alike.
The Dates of the Elections
October 24th, is the date on which elections for seats on the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, an eleven member body, are set to be held. The fate of both John White, the Education Superintendant as well as the common core hangs in the balance. The governor also faces elections with no fewer than four major candidates vying for the seat. A number of legislators who are vehemently for and against the Common Core are also open to be elected.
The Necessity to Remain In the Current Path
Through all of these upheavals it remains necessary that Louisiana does not stray from its path as the reforms have by and large been a success with the states witnessing higher graduation rates than any time in the past. The rate of drop-out is also diminishing and students are increasingly making use of Advanced Placement and doing so quite successfully. According to Barry Erwin who is a member of the Council for a Better Louisiana, a not-for-profit organization those achievements owe much of their credit to the setting up of standards and other key reforms like education in early childhood and changes in accountability.
All for Standards
To Robert Richardson, a consultant based in Washington who has previous experience in increasing business support for better standards of academics to no less than four key states the concept is not that convoluted. He draws a similarity between having standards in each part of the cycle of production, and the need for teachers to have clarity on what their students need to be able to do as well as know at every grade level. That is the way to success to the enterprise of education. Louisiana is not the sole state that is in the process for reviewing the standards of academics and Richardson remained optimistic. He opined that there was little chance of a doing a flip turn as the states that have already underwent the review process came out with eighty-five to ninety percent of those standards. Having online course work help can also bail out students in their academic pursuits.