Louisiana
Editorial: Louisiana allows unapproved schools to cheat children
Jamarques Harrison, 28, holds his diploma backdated to Aug. 3, 2013, after graduating with the class of Springfield Preparatory School at Victory in Christ of Louisiana church in Holden, La., Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. Nearly 9,000 private schools in Louisiana don’t need state approval to grant degrees. Non-approved schools make up a small percentage of the state total. But the students in Louisiana’s off-the-grid school system are a rapidly growing example of a nationwide hangover from COVID-19 — families disengaging from traditional education.