About 15 percent of high-income kindergarten applicants had the priority for a high-demand school, compared to 8.7 percent of low-income applicants.
Posted inCriminal Justice
City’s request to stop construction of Phase III jail facility should be denied, federal judge recommends
In scathing report, judge says he has “lost trust” in the city.
Posted inSchools
J.C. Romero tops OPSB incumbent Leslie Ellison in school board races
Ellison lost by 10 points after nearly winning outright in November.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Voters shoot down all three Cantrell-backed tax proposals
The French Quarter sales tax renewal, which was used to pay for Louisiana State Police patrols, was also rejected.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Jason Williams will be next Orleans Parish DA
Williams defeated Keva Landrum in Saturday’s election. He has pledged to end the policies of mass incarceration in the city.
Posted inSchools
NOLA Public Schools to present charter renewal slate Tuesday
One-third of the 18 schools up for renewal have D or F letter grades.
Posted inBehind The Lens
Behind The Lens episode 107: ‘But that isn’t true’
The Proposition 2 campaign. DA candidates pledge a comprehensive review of non-unanimous jury verdicts. The OPSB races. And rising COVID cases in schools.
Posted inCoronavirus
After weeks of uncertainty, National Guard will continue to provide COVID-19 testing in New Orleans
The lack of certainty on federal support can hamper the state’s ability to respond to the crisis.
Posted inCoronavirus
Nearly half of NOLA Public Schools campuses have a COVID-19 case, 839 quarantining
Two schools reported more than 100 people quarantining.
