Board claims that 4-2 OPSB vote in favor of overriding superintendent should stand, though override requires five votes, according to district lawyer.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
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
Posted inBehind The Lens
Behind The Lens episode 62: 'My wish is that we start to view this for what it is, which is a civil rights issue.'
We look back at the grading scandal that rocked Kennedy High School, plans to change how Entergy is regulated, and the negative impacts of a decentralized busing system for public schools in New Orleans.
Posted inOpinion
The New Orleans public school busing crisis should be treated as the civil rights issue that it is.
For children attending public schools in New Orleans who rely upon public transportation to go to school, the privatization of New Orleans public schools has created barriers to accessing free and safe yellow school bus transportation, and therefore, access to education altogether.
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Years after school lead prevention program began, most fountain filters are in, but kitchen water still unfiltered
The district doesn’t actually know if it has a lead-in-water problem because the last known testing was decades ago.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
After 35 years, New Orleans is changing the way it regulates Entergy
When it comes to regulating Entergy New Orleans, the City Council has outsourced the vast majority of tasks to out-of-state consultants. Now, the city is trying to build in-house expertise.
Posted inSchools
Some Kennedy HS students move on, others still working toward diplomas
Graduation problems identified in the spring of 2019 affected of the class and shocked students who thought they’d graduated.
Posted inBehind The Lens
Behind The Lens episode 61: 'Even if a school is not performing well, parents generally don't want to see this overturn every year.'
Two New Orleans schools won’t have their charters renewed, concerns over diversity postpone a vote for a Convention Center architect, and local groups demand safe working conditions for construction contractors.
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OPSB falls short in votes to overrule superintendent on charter non-renewals
Votes fail despite large community turnout for both charters. The district plans to run Coghill directly next year. Craig will be taken over by another charter organization.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Convention Center again defers vote on master architect over lack of inclusion of minority businesses
While the vote was for a single contract, the debate broadened to how the Convention Center approached minority-business participation in general.