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Month: January 2022

Council to vote on permanent pedicab limit despite objections from hopeful worker cooperative

The move would block potential pedicab competitors, and cement market control among three companies that have held the permits since they were first awarded in 2011.
by Michael Isaac Stein January 5, 2022 Updated January 6, 2022

Another New Orleans charter school will close due to low enrollment

IDEA Oscar Dunn is the second school this week that officials have said will close due to enrollment problems. The school opened in 2019 and has operated through three pandemic school years.
by Marta Jewson January 4, 2022 Updated May 26, 2022

First school closure announced as NOLA Public Schools tackles ‘right-sizing’ amid declining enrollment

FirstLine’s Live Oak elementary school will close at the end of the school year. FirstLine took over the school in 2018 but officials say it has struggled with under enrollment.
by Marta Jewson January 3, 2022 Updated May 26, 2022

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