EDITORIAL: LA education reform is a dramatic plan for schools and our children
Times-Picayune (excerpt)

Gov. Bobby Jindal talked Thursday about his education reform package in lofty terms. "This is about the next generation," he said a few hours after legislators gave final approval to the bills. The sweeping legislation will put limits on teacher tenure, link their compensation partly to student performance, make it easier for communities to set up charter schools and expand the number of lower-income students who can use private school vouchers. "This is important for Louisiana," Gov. Jindal said. "If we want to preserve the American dream for our children, if we want them to do better than we did, then it is important they get a great education." He is right. It is vital for our state and for Louisiana children that they get the finest education possible. Gov. Jindal's reforms offer real promise.