Since the 1990's, researchers have connected poverty to gun violence. A recent study shows how housing instability relates to shootings in Chicago — important findings for New Orleans, where historically, the eviction rate is double the national average.
Wrongfully sentenced to death at 16, Shareef Cousin survived a decade behind bars before being exonerated and released. Three decades later, he is determined to find his own sense of freedom, through a cross-country journey with his son.
Though Louisiana legislators again introduced the "Medical Freedom Act," which prohibits vaccine requirements, the version that made it through the Louisiana House was amended so that it did not apply to schools or daycares. There is widespread bipartisan support for school vaccine protocols - and here's why, says the writer, the co-director of Louisiana Families for Vaccines.
After Warren Easton barred an honors student from participating in her graduation, advocates are calling for schools to stop withholding graduation ceremonies from students as a form of punishment.
As a former teacher, it’s easy for me to connect those involved with last year’s jailbreak with their past, as students who went through the storm, were displaced, and returned to schools in tumult.
Studies suggest girls care more about the planet and climate change. One researcher suggests nurturing the ethic in boys, and in all children, starting as early as primary school. "We know that all young people care about each other and nature."
In the wake of an appeals court ruling, some Louisiana public school leaders are now making plans to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. Others await guidance because plaintiffs in the case could appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Leaked emails show the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools landed a meeting with the Labor Secretary, who assuaged short-term concerns. Long-run worries remain though.
Leah Chase School, it seems, was never meant to exist—at least, not as a traditional public school. Less than two years later, NOLA Public Schools’ board members are debating whether to close it.
With OPSB slated to decide the fate of Leah Chase School tonight, school parents, along with the Chase family itself, are asking the board to believe in the school
