Diplomas for sale: $465, no classes required. Inside one of Louisiana’s unapproved schools

JacksinPA · Nov 27, 2023

Diplomas for sale: $465, no classes required. Inside one of Louisiana’s unapproved schools

Nearly 9,000 private schools in Louisiana don’t need state approval to grant degrees. They're unlike public schools, formal homeschooling programs or traditional private schools.

apnews.com

SPRINGFIELD, La. (AP) — Arliya Martin accepted her high school diploma with relief and gratitude.

It was her ticket to better-paying work, she felt, after getting kicked out of high school and toiling for eight years at factory jobs to support her children.

“This is a new path for me to get on with my life,” she said.

But Martin didn’t take any classes or pass any tests to receive her degree. She got it in July from a school where students can get a high school diploma for $465.
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This one of the reasons I don't care for LA.

dmpi · Nov 27, 2023

No testing, no attendance required, no accountability. Sounds just like today's public schools minus the woke indoctrination.

Ikari · Nov 27, 2023

JacksinPA said:
Diplomas for sale: $465, no classes required. Inside one of Louisiana’s unapproved schools

Nearly 9,000 private schools in Louisiana don’t need state approval to grant degrees. They're unlike public schools, formal homeschooling programs or traditional private schools.

apnews.com

SPRINGFIELD, La. (AP) — Arliya Martin accepted her high school diploma with relief and gratitude.

It was her ticket to better-paying work, she felt, after getting kicked out of high school and toiling for eight years at factory jobs to support her children.

“This is a new path for me to get on with my life,” she said.

But Martin didn’t take any classes or pass any tests to receive her degree. She got it in July from a school where students can get a high school diploma for $465.
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This one of the reasons I don't care for LA.

Someone picking up on the Trump University scam?

HIP56948 · Nov 27, 2023

Keep in mind. During the Vietnam war, such things were common..in a different way.. Many men who had rich families got a diploma from certain colleges, without actually doing much.
Of course, they didn't have to join the service and have their brains blown out.

MamboDervish · Nov 27, 2023

Ikari said:
Someone picking up on the Trump University scam?

He did set the standard. He's been a fearless leader in so many ways.

JacksinPA · Nov 27, 2023

MamboDervish said:
He did set the standard. He's been a fearless leader in so many ways.

Yup, he's been right out there in front, like the foreskin, leading the way.

MamboDervish · Nov 27, 2023

JacksinPA said:
Yup, he's been right out there in front, like the foreskin, leading the way.

Trump's story has always been good news/bad news. The good news is that he's a man way ahead of his time. The bad news is that his time was the 1880's - the G in MAGA - when he thinks America was Great!

TheParser · Nov 28, 2023

And some people say that the United States of America has a bright future!!!

Adversaries like China are laughing their [posteriors] off!!!

ataraxia · Nov 28, 2023

TheParser said:
And some people say that the United States of America has a bright future!!!

Adversaries like China are laughing their [posteriors] off!!!

Yes, and that’s why we need to cut back on our things like public education and the dept of education.

Meanwhile, in other countries:

http://www.koreaneducentreinuk.org/wp-content/uploads/downloads/Education_the-driving-force-for-the-development-of-Korea.pdf

The key to the nation’s success - thisisFINLAND

Find out about the strengths and highlights of Finland’s internationally renowned, award-winning education system.

finland.fi

humbolt · Nov 28, 2023

This has been around forever. Back when smoking was cool, these types of “schools” could be found advertised on the inside of matchbooks. There’d be a brief ad buried in the “Help Wanted” section of newspapers too. A few were actually legitimate. Worse than piss poor maybe, but legitimate. Most weren’t.

Diplomas for sale: $465, no classes required. Inside one of Louisiana’s unapproved schools

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