Column: Voucher program fails Louisiana students and taxpayers

Column: Voucher program fails Louisiana students and taxpayers

Despite the claims made by former Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal when he was pushing through a statewide voucher program, schools that parents love won’t necessarily be those that best educate their children. Even schools that don’t do particularly well academically have booster clubs, pep rallies, fight songs and traditions that inspire everybody involved to speak of them proudly.