Peter Cook

Given the myriad challenges facing Louisiana these days, it's clear we need a bold, forward-looking leader fi…

Democrats For Education Reform Louisiana (DFER) released a poll today from the firm Anzalone Liszt Grove that…

Aaron Megee Bossier Parish Schools Aaron Oglesby Bossier Parish Schools Abby Odenbaugh Lincoln Parish Schools…

A recent filing with the Louisiana Board of Ethics suggests that the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is…

On Thursday, the Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools (AROS) held "walk-ins" in cities across the country to call …

At a time when other states are backing away from education policies that shake-up the status quo, Louisiana …

It's official. The American Federation of Teachers has become a major player in the upcoming races for the Or…

Post-Script: 11/01/2016 Wonders never cease! It appears that David Alvarez has finally filed his missing camp…

Anyway you slice it, last week was pretty disastrous for the education reform movement. On Election Day, two …

Lily Eskelsen García, president of the National Education Association (NEA), visited Rogers High School in Sp…

Louisiana State Superintendent John White called on National Education Association president Lily Eskelsen Ga…

Over the past year, a small group of education leaders from across Louisiana has been secretly plotting to cu…

When Kyle Serrette learned back in February that Louisiana was on the verge of winning an $8 million charter …

On Friday, Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) Superintendent Henderson Lewis announced that he will turn New …

No good deed goes unpunished, or at least that's what officials at the Associated Professional Educators of L…

When the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) made the difficult decision to close Baton Rouge …

American Federation of Teachers (AFT) president Randi Weingarten and National Education Association (NEA) pre…

An analysis of campaign finance records reveals that the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) spent far more…

Although the Louisiana Association of Educators (LAE) and Louisiana Federation of Teachers (LFT) largely stay…

Last week's meeting of the Superintendents' Advisory Council turned into a three-hour long soap opera as seve…

Last week, the U.S. Senate voted to repeal federal regulations that would require states to assess the effect…

When teachers unions attacked charter schools in Washington State by filing lawsuits challenging their consti…

I would venture to guess that most people are familiar with this aphorism, which is usually (although inaccur…

For almost 20 years, Louisiana high school students who graduated with a 2.5 G.P.A. and a score of 20 on the …