Administrators with NOLA Public Schools met with charter school leaders Tuesday to discuss coronavirus preparations.
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Former Coghill staff demand district take over school immediately
Teachers cite a hostile work environment, dozens of departing staff as reasons the district shouldn’t wait until summer. The president of the United Teachers of New Orleans penned a similar request.
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NOLA Public Schools to meet with charter leaders on coronavirus
Senior administrators from the NOLA Public Schools district will meet with charter school leaders Tuesday to discuss “how to plan for” potential impacts from the coronavirus in the city’s public schools.
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Behind The Lens episode 70: Change for the bus?
The Convention Center’s revenue sharing proposal for RTA, Kennedy HS seniors on track for graduation and a local look at higher education all feature on this week’s podcast.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Convention Center proposes settlement over disputed public transit dollars
The proposal would reduce the Regional Transit Authority’s payments to the tourism industry to $3 to $4 million a year, down from roughly $7 million.
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Majority of Kennedy HS seniors ‘on track’ to graduate on time, CEO says
Some seniors are still making up for required exams and classes from previous years.
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The Section G Podcast episode 1: Erin Hunter
A series on the life and career of controversial New Orleans Judge Frank Shea during the rise of mass incarceration.
Posted inOpinion
Planners talk about resilience in the face of climate change. We need to start using a different R word.
In our Plan-A world, architecture and planning has become focused on the idea of “resilient” design. But continuing to talk about “resilience” in the face of ever-worsening projections is its own form of climate denial.
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Behind The Lens episode 69: Lines of sight
Who’s paying for a 90-camera installation in the CBD? Also, standardized exams are voided at several city schools. And, The Lens wins thousands in attorney’s fees in a public records case.
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Judge awards Lens $30,000 in attorney’s fees for fake subpoena records suit
The lawsuit has stretched on for nearly three years.