Changes

As he began his second term on the BESE board, Roemer's colleagues designated him as the chairman. Roemer supported letter grades for public schools, tougher evaluations for teachers, and expanded school options for students and parents.<ref name=advocate>{{cite web|url=http://theadvocate.com/home/5158341-125/bese-president-mulls-senate-race|author=Will Sentell|title=, BESE president mulls U.S. Senate race|date= April 9, 2013|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessdate=October 24, 2013}}</ref> Roemer's sister Caroline heads the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools, one of the options he seeks to expand.<ref name=hayride/> Roemer himself is a founding member of The Children's Charter School, one of the first such institutions in the state.<ref name=roemerbio/>

As he began his second term on the BESE board, Roemer's colleagues designated him as the chairman. Roemer supported letter grades for public schools, tougher evaluations for teachers, and expanded school options for students and parents.<ref name=advocate>{{cite web|url=http://theadvocate.com/home/5158341-125/bese-president-mulls-senate-race|author=Will Sentell|title=, BESE president mulls U.S. Senate race|date= April 9, 2013|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessdate=October 24, 2013}}</ref> Roemer's sister Caroline heads the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools, one of the options he seeks to expand.<ref name=hayride/> Roemer himself is a founding member of The Children's Charter School, one of the first such institutions in the state.<ref name=roemerbio/>

   

   

Like Jindal and White, Roemer pushed for expanded [[charter school]]s in the education reform package. Jindal also pushed for improved teacher evaluations, as had former Governor Roemer prior to 1991. Jindal's educational voucher program was cut down by a court challenge. Jindal also opposed teacher tenure, but the supporters consider the protection to be essential to shield teachers from innuendo and the spread of falsehoods and to block political interference.<ref name=hayride>{{cite web|url=http://thehayride.com/2011/10/louisianas-educational-establishment-is-facing-rough-times-in-the-next-four-years/|author=[[Jim Beam]]|title=Louisiana’s Educational Establishment Is Facing Rough Times In The Next Four Years|date=October 30, 2011|publisher=thehayride.com|accessdate=October 24, 2013}}</ref>

Like Jindal and White, Roemer pushed for expanded [[charter school]]s in the education reform package. Jindal also pushed for improved teacher evaluations, as had former Governor Roemer prior to 1991. Jindal's educational voucher program was cut down by a court challenge. Jindal also opposed teacher tenure, but the supporters consider the protection to be essential to shield teachers from innuendo and the spread of falsehoods and to block political interference.<ref name=hayride>{{cite web|url=http://thehayride.com/2011/10/louisianas-educational-establishment-is-facing-rough-times-in-the-next-four-years/|author=[[Jim Beam]]|title=Louisiana’s Educational Establishment Is Facing Rough Times In The Next Four Years|date=October 30, 2011|publisher=thehayride.com|accessdate=October 4, 2020}}</ref>

   

   

A frequent dissenter on the BESE board, Lottie Beebe, a Republican who also was the superintendent of schools in  St. Martin Parish and an outspoken opponent of much of the Jindal-White-Roemer educational reforms.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theadvocate.com/home/6604766-125/beebe-the-loyal-opposition-on|author=Will Sentel|title=Beebe, the loyal opposition on BESE|date= July 29, 2013|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessdate=October 22, 2013}}</ref> Beebe was unseated in the 2015 board elections.

A frequent dissenter on the BESE board, Lottie Beebe, a Republican who also was the superintendent of schools in  St. Martin Parish and an outspoken opponent of much of the Jindal-White-Roemer educational reforms.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theadvocate.com/home/6604766-125/beebe-the-loyal-opposition-on|author=Will Sentel|title=Beebe, the loyal opposition on BESE|date= July 29, 2013|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessdate=October 22, 2013}}</ref> Beebe was unseated in the 2015 board elections.