Victor Skinner

Victor Skinner writes for The Center Square.

Public Education
Education spending, literacy among topics covered in Louisiana budget meeting

(The Center Square) – Officials with the Louisiana Department of Education testified Monday on the governor’s proposed budget in the House Committee on Appropriations, where lawmakers focused on a variety… Read More

March 8, 2022
Courts
Head Start teachers in 3 states suing over Biden administration’s COVID vaccination mandate

(The Center Square) — Head Start teachers in Louisiana, Ohio and Virginia are suing the Biden administration over a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination mandate for the federally funded program. Elizabeth Etherton,… Read More

March 1, 2022
Public Education
Pennsylvania Republicans demand 2021 student test results

(The Center Square) – Republicans in the General Assembly are demanding the Pennsylvania Department of Education release student test results from 2021 to incorporate the data in budget and policy… Read More

February 22, 2022
Public Education
Louisiana lawmaker wants to require schools to post class materials online

(The Center Square) – At least one Louisiana lawmaker wants to give parents a better understanding of what their children are learning in school. State Rep. Lance Harris, R-Alexandria, has… Read More

February 18, 2022
Government
Report: School-choice demand shows why Pennsylvania lawmakers should expand programs

(The Center Square) — A new report is highlighting the record-high demand for Pennsylvania’s school-choice programs as evidence lawmakers in Harrisburg should consider better ways of expanding access for families. Read More

February 16, 2022