A spokesman for the Mayor’s office didn’t immediately name the two employees. And it’s not yet clear whether the suspensions were the result of the federal probe or an internal city investigation.
Posted inOpinion, Uncategorized
The power of trees in the fight against global warming, street flooding, and more
Did you hear the one about the scientists who determined that planting trees is good for the Earth? No, really. A recent study by Swiss scientists found that planting trees could revolutionize the way we combat Earth’s most pressing environmental issue — climate change. The solution is as simple as planting trees. One trillion trees. […]
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Behind The Lens episode 48: ‘It raises questions about how the Assessor’s Office is tracking the several other industrial tax exemptions that currently exist’
The impact that industrial farms are having on local fishermen and the Gulf Dead Zone, verifying record keeping on the Industrial Tax Exemption Program, and why Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams is bringing her fair election fight to Louisiana.
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Kennedy HS working to avoid repeat of 2019 graduation scandal, charter network official tells board
New Beginnings CEO Kevin George said he believes the problems discovered at Kennedy are not unique to the school. The New Orleans school district has promised a citywide audit of high school records.
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New Beginnings CFO, director of student services out as Kennedy HS investigations continue
The charter school network has lost eight administrators since last spring, when widespread problems at Kennedy began to come to light.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Following scrutiny of invalid tax exemptions for two Folgers properties worth $40M, Orleans property assessor promises ‘comprehensive review’ of property tax breaks
Williams’ office automatically treats all industrial tax exemptions as valid for 10 years, but the Folgers exemptions were not renewed after their first five-year terms. The apparent oversight raises questions about record-keeping at the office.
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NOLA Public Schools holding four community meetings on plans for school buildings, district properties
District officials will present plans for long-term and surplus property and take input from the public at four meetings over the next two weeks.
Posted inEnvironment
Shrinking the Gulf Coast dead zone part 2: Upriver
In the second part of a special two-part series, reporter and photographer Spike Johnson looks how Midwest agriculture contributes to the dead zone and what’s being done to reduce the damage.
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Behind The Lens episode 47: ‘The right schools weren’t monitored, and that’s a problem.’
A roundup of the week in education news, and a recommendation that Entergy New Orleans should be “net zero” carbon emissions by 2050 to combat global warming.
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State special education monitoring errors could impact federal consent decree over New Orleans schools
The Louisiana Department of Education calls the problem a “selection error” and states that because eventually more schools than required were monitored it shouldn’t be a problem. Southern Poverty Law Center lawyers disagree.