Baton Rouge is breaking. Since 2003, four different districts of this city in Louisiana have seceded in order to create their own school systems. The latest, St. George, is in transition and simultaneously facing a legal battle challenging the election results that led to its secession. The proposed new city, whose citizens argue that the Baton Rouge public schools are not meeting their students’ needs, recently had to hold a golf tournament to fundraise to pay its legal fees.
Although the motives of St. George citizens are understandable—they want better schools for their kids…[Read More]
