What they’re saying is, they think it would be better to force those six black kids in St. Martin’s Parish to go back to an F-rated school.

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, who wants the U.S. Department of Justice to drop its lawsuit against the state's program that allows low-income students to transfer from poor-performing public schools to private schools. The feds are seeking to block the program in districts with desegregation orders.

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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, who wants the U.S. Department of Justice to drop its lawsuit against the state's program that allows low-income students to transfer from poor-performing public schools to private schools. The feds are seeking to block the program in districts with desegregation orders.

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Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.
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