This is about 25 minutes. [applause] mr. Speaker, mr. President , ladies and gentlemen of the house and senate, thank you for that warm welcome. Thank you for your friendship. And your honest debate as we continue the dedicated path on improving our beloved state. I want to once again thank you on behalf of the citizens of the state for the commitment to Public Safety and the success we had just a few weeks ago making our state safe. You absolutely deserve to give yourself a round of applause and the great people of the state believe you have earned it. [applause] now, while we are off to a good start, know that those horrific Crime Statistics wont disappear overnight but you have proven to american that no state is more committed to making communities safe then you all than you also i truly thank you. While louisiana ranks 50th in crime, we are among the worst in education, 46 in education. And we wont fix crime if we dont fix our schools. Louisiana is failing our students and the sta
Odds or which day in which week is probably not helpful that i think everybody understands that if it tracks out to long but the political calendar can start working again. Sonata tomorrow is what youre saying. Moving on the problem is we are getting all of that to the competitors. Very good. We will read that in the National Journal leader. [laughter] just kidding. I want to talk a little bit about the James Burling experience with lighted up the gst is a little bit and we were talking backstage about the pollyanna view of what washington was like in the clinton years in the late 90s and republicans and democrats got along better and there were negotiations that led to the agreement whereas now it has been much more difficult. Maybe that is less so now that we dont have the debt ceiling fight and there seems to be more of a desire on the republican side to create a fiscal crisis, but tell me a little bit about how your interactions and negotiations with republicans on the legislation,
And for many areas diversity is also lacking. Here is how the u. S. Department of education explains chatters. Charter schools receive money, but are free of the statutes that apply to other Public Schools in exchange for accountability, or producing certain results. Chat h Charter Schools can be more flexible, creating a partnership that allows parents to invite, teachers to be creative, and students to achieve. And many Charter Schools best strong test scores. Along where impressive attendance and graduation rates. Charter schools are typically located in areas with high minority concentrations. Charter supporters say the focus shouldnt be on the racial makeup, but rather on the improved achievements that the schools offer for otherwise marginalized students. Critics say diversity in the classroom is important too. And helps prepare students to compete nationally. Instead of money for Charter Schools they want all the funding used to improve traditional Public Schools. So, does the r
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