The Family Center of Hope has received more than $2 million in taxpayer money to open a community center. The project ran over budget and work stopped in 2012. Since then, the building has fallen into disrepair. According to the city, the politically-connected nonprofit is now seeking FEMA money to fund its completion.
Some schools offer counseling and specialized teaching for their most troubled students.
Trained in counseling and special ed, the teachers know how to deal with kids in crisis.
Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee will join us at 12:15 p.m. CT Thursday to discuss the video, which was featured in The New York Times.
New Orleans has become a case study in how children and families are affected by decentralization of public education and mental health systems. The problem is particularly urgent because more schoolchildren suffer from mental health issues here than in other parts of the country.
We’ll live-blog a community meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.
$5 million a year could be used to pay for jail costs if voters approve the change.
Increased focus on reading and math came at a cost on this year’s standardized tests.
The key is not to be found in the antics of the carefully crafted “rednecks” in front of the camera, but in the political commentary surrounding them — which is essentially a form of marketing.
The Sheriff’s Office and his campaign say they're not posting as the “Orleans Parish Prison Foundation.”
