Louisiana Governor Guarantees School Improvement

SHREVEPORT, LA - Governor Jeff Landry has pledged to make significant improvements in schools across the state. During his State of the State address in Bossier City, Landry said he expects Louisiana to continue to rise in the national rankings for K-through-12th grade public education.

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The latest U-S News and World Report puts Louisiana at #40 in the country. But Landry says reforms adopted during the legislative session this year will lead to a higher ranking.

We are going to improve our educational ranking in two years because of a lot of things we just did. I will guarantee you that. We will be in the 30's in three years.

Landry says Louisiana is putting policies in place to let parents take charge of a child’s education. The governor says the best example of that is the Louisiana Gator Program, which will replace the state’s current voucher program. He says Louisiana Gator will expand over time allowing more students of all income levels to use taxpayer dollars to attend the school of their choice.

Landry says:

"It is immoral to have children stuck in failing schools in this state because of the zip code that is attached to their mailing address."

Landry is also very optimistic about the state’s Let Teachers Teach imitative pushed by State Education Superintendent Dr. Cade Brumley. Landry says teachers will no longer be subjected state-mandated training on issues that do not need to be addressed every and teachers are also getting more freedom over lesson plans.

The Governor Says:

"We are going to make sure that our teachers in this state are happy and are not forced to be social workers."