In an unprecedented move, the Northshore Business Council is diving into the Nov. 8 St. Tammany Parish School Board elections, hiring a political consultant and sending a mailer to chronic voters last week that points to plummeting school district performance rankings and lists candidates who have said they will support the business group’s menu for improving schools.
“There was a time when St. Tammany schools stood out amongst every school district in Louisiana. But no longer,” the front of the mailer says, noting a drop in the district’s performance scores from No. 4 in 2010 to No. 18 in 2019.
“Our assignment is to fix the problem,” the mailer says.
Not just complain
Taking such a role in an election is a first for the influential organization of CEOs and executives of more than 60 companies across the…
