Lycée budget reflects new fourth grade, expanded pre-K and off-site classrooms
Need-based, tuition-free seats in the school's pre-K program are not yet filled to capacity.
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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.
City Park Academy delays move to year-round schooling, but brass rave about new CMO
Administrative takeover by ReNEW is questioned by one parent, unhappy that the decision was not aired more fully by the board.
Franklin High budget sails through public hearing and is approved by charter board
Conservative enrollment number anticipates the usual attrition in the first month or so of the school year.
Playground at Hynes Charter should be up and running in time for school start in August
Features include an area for tricycle riding, custom landscaping and a small stage.
Hynes Charter School approves expanded budget in anticipation of enrollment increase of 32
Credit for playground donation will cover anticipated spending deficit, according to tentative budget numbers.
Plans for Moton move to a new schoolhouse are in limbo; search for teachers continues
Board takes a careless approach to rules of proper procedure, including provision of documents to the public.
Crescent City charter group expects 2014-15 surplus even after dipping into savings
The charter management organization is awarding itself a 20 percent raise.
Getting in is just the beginning; College Prep looks for ways to make alumni successful
Discussion touches on starting a fund to help with the small, unexpected charges that can bedevil a college student.
FirstLine fund balance will cover slight revenue shortfall and Common Core tech costs
The goal is one computer for every three students. Currently the ratio is one for every six students.
Singleton enrollment expected to hold steady, requiring cuts in projected revenues, spending
The new enrollment projection calls for 80 fewer students than were anticipated when the 2013-14 budget was drawn up.
