Council plan calls for a new solar plant in eastern New Orleans, solar purchases from outside the city. The coalition’s plan aims to get the city to 100 percent renewable energy by 2040.
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Kennedy HS has not provided school district required information on grade-fixing, transcript errors, according to warning letter
The district is considering revoking Kennedy’s charter contract.
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Behind The Lens episode 40: ‘You don’t know exactly what you’re gonna get until it gets here’
A conversation on emergency preparedness as New Orleans waits for Tropical Storm Barry, Entergy’s efforts to lower carbon emissions, and a new approach to give expelled students the tools to return to their regular classroom
Posted inGovernment & Politics
The city’s plan for the homeless during Barry: more shelter beds, outreach, and encampment sweeps
As Tropical Storm Barry bears down on Louisiana, city of New Orleans officials are working to manage one of the city’s most vulnerable populations: unsheltered homeless people. The plan is to expand the capacity of the network of homeless shelters to accommodate anyone who needs room, then try to urge as many people inside as […]
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ICE suspends immigration enforcement in Southern Louisiana and Mississippi Gulf Coast, spokesman says
Advocates fear that the limited area of the suspension will discourage some immigrants from evacuating.
Posted inEnvironment
Entergy’s emissions reduction goals would yield higher emissions than it produced in 2017
Entergy is among the many US utilities who have started switching from coal to gas power, but have been slower to adopt renewables.
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New program for expelled middle school students opens in New Orleans next month
The charter group that runs The NET alternative high schools will open a therapeutic program for seventh and eighth grade students who’ve been expelled.
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School district warns Coghill, refers board member reimbursements to Orleans DA and state auditor
The district also has concerns over Coghill’s use of federal education funding.
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Help The Lens report on credit recovery in New Orleans high schools
The Lens wants to learn more about credit recovery at other New Orleans high schools. Did you experience any problems with credits when graduating? Did you use course recovery and credit remediation programs in high school?
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Week in Review: New Orleans becomes first major American city without traditional schools
New Orleans becomes first major American city without traditional schools On a typically hot July 1 in south Louisiana, when many students and educators are enjoying long holiday vacations, New Orleans has quietly become the first major American city without any traditional schools. The Orleans Parish school district has teetered on the edge of an […]