Giving Compass' Take:

• Jude Schwalbach at The Heritage Foundation reports on how the Louisiana Scholarship Program has produced lower testing results than private school choice programs in other states.

• What could be the root of this problem? And how can other states learn from Louisiana's mistakes and challenges?  

• Here's an article about the push for school choice in 2019. 

“You couldn’t learn. There was so much bullying. Kids are bullying the other kids and they’re bullying you,” said Willie Augustus, who was relentlessly bullied in his public school in Louisiana.

His parents unsuccessfully fought with the school board to address the school bullying. Eventually, they applied for and received a voucher for Willie to attend a private school of their choice in Baton Rouge through the Louisiana Scholarship Program.

Willie’s story is not unique. Thankfully, school choice enables hundreds of thousands of children throughout the country to find safe and effective learning environments that are the right fit for them. And many parents are pursuing this out of a concern for school safety.

Louisiana ranked dead last in overall performance and 49th in education, according to U.S. News & World Report’s “Best States 2018.” So it’s no surprise that many low-income families jumped at the opportunity to participate in the Louisiana Scholarship Program.

Read the full article about Louisiana's school choice program by Jude Schwalbach at The Heritage Foundation.