The trend in the district’s increased oversight comes one year after half the class of John F. Kennedy High School learned — after graduation — they had not been eligible for diplomas.
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New Orleans lost over $50 million in potential federal relief funding due to move by legislature, official tells council
City sales tax collections lag 2019, but are not as low as projected earlier in the crisis, according to Cantrell official.
Posted inOpinion
Fighting for the future of the past
The quandary of what to do with our history is highly prescient in this American moment of historical identity crisis. The question of which monuments or street names to preserve or strike is only the most tangible outward expression of the fight over the meaning of our shared public memory.
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Memo: Following death of inmate who tested positive, Sheriff’s Office says no new known cases of coronavirus at jail
Jail compliance director tells federal judge that all inmates housed near Christian Freeman, who died last month while positive for the virus, have since been tested and cleared.
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Positive monitors’ report could mean end to federal oversight of special education in New Orleans, but civil rights group says that’s premature
Plaintiffs’ attorneys in the five-year-old consent decree case say the point of oversight was to ensure better delivery of special education services. In spite of a ‘substantial compliance’ finding, they’re not confident New Orleans’ schools have achieved that.
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Droplets, cloth masks and the Broad Street pump
“This isn’t an issue that should have two sides. Given the preponderance of data in favor of mask wearing, it seems sensible to promote their usage. Countries that were early to adopt masks have controlled their epidemics more effectively.”
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Behind The Lens episode 88: ‘Having to work 10 times as hard’
“Text me,” maybe! How will data from Mayor Cantrell’s new campaign texts be used? And, a panel discussion on color, coronavirus, and what’s left of the “American Dream”: local broadcaster Don P, community activist Jenny Yanez and Lens columnist Crystal Zheng join the conversation.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Council seeks to strengthen enforcement of city’s Living Wage Ordinance with new reporting requirements
Ordinance requires annual reporting, inflation adjustment provision in multiyear contracts.
Posted inCriminal Justice
New Orleans bail fund plans a ‘mass bailout’ this weekend
Group plans to spend more than $200,000 to bail dozens of people out of New Orleans jail.
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District releases reopening guide, schools’ plans to come next week
Charter schools, which make up nearly all of the district, will release their own plans beginning next week, officials said.