Legislative Report – May 27, 1985
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1985-05-27
Duration: 00:26:10
Subjects: Politics | Government | Louisiana. Legislature | Louisiana Legislative Session, 1985 | Education | SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION | CLAUSEN, TOM
Contributors:
- Johnson, Ken Host
- Clausen, Tom Interviewee
Description
This episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” from May 27, 1985, features Ken Johnson hosting a daily legislative report on the 1985 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature. Johnson conducts an in-studio interview with Superintendent of Education Tom Clausen. He discusses: his opposition to the bill changing the Superintendent of Education from an elective to an appointive position; his strained relationship with Governor Edwin Edwards; his plan for improving the state’s public education system; his support of mandatory kindergarten; and the norm-reference test results.