Louisiana governor loses in clash over education redesign
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Louisiana's top public school board ignored the wishes of Gov. John Bel Edwards and moved ahead Wednesday with plans to submit a redesign of state education policies to the federal government next month.
Edwards wanted the submission delayed until mid-September, saying it needed more work.
But the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted 7-4 to send the outline in April, siding with Superintendent of Education John White. All three of Edwards' appointees to the board voted against an April submission after six hours of debate.
At issue is a proposal required by the federal Every Student Succeeds Act, a 2015 law that requires states to spell out how they'll address school ratings, student report cards and other ways to spot and help troubled schools.
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