Council members promise action after Lens finds most school lights not working
Varying days off around Mardi Gras will be a challenge for those controlling the lights.
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Schools
Reporting on education in New Orleans and across Louisiana. This category explores how policies, leadership, and community voices shape the experiences of students, teachers, and families—covering everything from classroom challenges to school reforms and success stories.
Lens survey finds nearly half of school-zone flashers broken in New Orleans
Throughout the city, school-zone flashers fail to light on weekday mornings and afternoons, and cars drive by without slowing down. The city says the solar panels don't get enough sunlight to charge on overcast days. In some cases, the solar panels have been installed incorrectly. Elsewhere, the batteries need to be replaced.
A mid-year move for Morris Jeff school is just part of continuing shuffle
With its third move in its five-year history, the charter school finally is moving into a permanent home. It's one of 10 new or renovated schools that will be finished this calendar year, and even more are underway for 2016 and beyond.
Native son selected as superintendent by Orleans Parish School Board
Selection ends nearly three-year search for permanent leader of the district.
School that requested transfer to OPSB is fighting for its academic life instead
Special-education concerns have put Lagniappe Academies' charter in jeopardy.
Finalists for Orleans Parish schools superintendent to meet public Wednesday
After several stops and starts, School Board may be close to finding permanent leader.
Attorney General sides with RSD in fight with School Board over John McDonogh
State school board can ultimate decide who will get building after renovations are complete, opinion says.
Lagniappe charter votes to return to general oversight of Orleans School Board
It's the second charter to leave the Recovery School District out of the 36 that were eligible.
Failing Miller-McCoy Academy closing in spring; RSD seeking new operator
State sets Dec. 31 deadline for charter organizations to express interest in new campus school was to get.
Orleans Parish School Board narrows superintendent search to two finalists
The board also voted to sue the state-run Recovery School District over its efforts to reopen shuttered schools.
