(AP) — The charter school movement and state education overhaul plans sought by Gov. Bobby Jindal got a boost from the runoff elections for the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. And the stalemate over Louisiana’s next education superintendent appears on track to end, with Jindal’s contender likely to get the post.
In all three BESE runoffs, candidates considered closely aligned with Jindal’s policies — and distant from teacher unions and other traditional public education leadership — won their contests Saturday.
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