Barry Erwin, CABL (2010)
The Press Club
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: News, Public Affairs, Speech
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2010-08-16
Duration: 00:26:10
Subjects: BATON ROUGE PRESS CLUB | Erwin, Barry | COUNCIL FOR A BETTER LOUISIANA | Education | HIGHER EDUCATION | Commissioner of Higher Education | Louisiana. Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget | Louisiana GRAD Act of 2010 | Louisiana Board of Regents | Louisiana Legislative Session, 2010
Contributors:
- Erwin, Barry Speaker
Description
A speech by Barry Erwin before the Baton Rouge Press Club on August 16, 2010. Erwin is the president of the Council for a Better Louisiana (CABL). He discusses the education legislation passed during the 2010 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature, including: the passage of a bill requiring the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget to approve the salary for the new Commissioner of Higher Education; the Louisiana GRAD Act; and the Board of Regents funding formula. Erwin also talks about the micromanagement of education, national validation for the direction public education is headed in Louisiana, and resources available to the public regarding school board elections.