The superintendent has promised increased enforcement of new city code after a December accident. Today he said 86 percent of buses have passed inspection.
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Preliminary Convention Center hotel deal could be done by end of month, but details won’t be immediately available for board or public
The board won’t be clued in until the time comes to sign the closing documents, which isn’t expected to happen until June.
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District reviews find Bricolage Academy's special ed services in compliance
The charter school provided two annual reviews after criticism from a group of parents. But a member of that group says the reviews are not comprehensive enough.
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Behind The Lens episode 63: 'There's going to be unsheltered homeless people until we dedicate the resources to house them permanently.'
Parents fight for the education rights of special needs children, we explore the reality of the city’s unsheltered homeless, and the Army Corps is sued over the 2019 operation of the Bonnet Carre spillway.
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Following objections from school, district reasserts decision not to renew Coghill’s charter
The charter group challenged the outcome of a school board vote earlier this week and also requested the superintendent allow the charter group to keep control of the school.
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City disposes of homeless residents’ property, fails to report on outreach efforts, in spite of new law
The sun had just made its first sliver of appearance at 7 a.m. Tuesday, but the people staying under the I-10 overpass at the corner of Claiborne Avenue and Canal Street had already been up for hours. Several dozen people packed up what belongings they had and carried them out of the encampment and across […]
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‘Sunshine parents’ demand greater special education accountability at Bricolage Academy
Nearly 40 parents delivered a letter to school administrators asking that special education audits be made public.
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Kennedy HS’s charter group challenges ruling allowing students’ lawsuit to continue
The New Beginnings Schools Foundation has asked a court of appeals to review a lower court decision keeping it in the lawsuit.
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Coghill school’s board demands reversal of decision against renewal
Board claims that 4-2 OPSB vote in favor of overriding superintendent should stand, though override requires five votes, according to district lawyer.
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City Council goes before state appeals court seeking to overturn ruling against Entergy plant
The council argued that there was no Open Meetings Law violation as a result of the Entergy paid actors scandal