In October 2011, the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) began labeling Louisiana schools using letter grades, a Jeb-Bush idea featured by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) in December 2010 and considered the “lynchpin” of test-based ed reform. Also in December 2010, then BESE president, Penny Dastugue promoted the idea, saying “People […]

The Quantification Shuffle: La. BESE Looking to Change School Grading Formula in 2025-26 — deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider’s Blog