The agency is still meeting national standards and will soon add more staff, director says.
Orleans schools superintendent considering revocation for Kennedy High School’s charter after grade changes
The charter group recently confirmed diplomas for 67 seniors and is reviewing the status of about 80 more.
New Beginnings board unable to give Kennedy High School parents update on graduation review
As students prepare for college, the class of 2019 remains in limbo. Board president can’t commit to a timeline for completion, but he says parents should know more soon.
Week in Review: Emails show Kennedy HS administrators scrambled to confirm graduates’ eligibility
Plus progress, but little information, on a city program to ID ‘high-risk’ residents. 911, 311 merger ‘improper,’ state AG says. And a new episode of Behind The Lens.
Behind The Lens episode 35: ‘I know this isn’t welcome news. I wish it were different.’
High school administrators scramble to figure out who’s eligible to graduate, even after the ceremony is over. The Orleans school district wants to put a school athletic field on a former toxic dump site. And what’s going on with the Gun Violence Reduction Task Force?
Juvenile defendants transferred to adult jail as advocates balk at Cantrell’s new approach
Over the past month, The Mayor, District Attorney, and Juvenile Court Judges have all introduced and advocated for policies that child advocates fear will increase detention for New Orleans juveniles.
AG opinion: 911 and 311 merger, in effect for months, is ‘improper,’ doesn’t follow state law
The merger took effect months ago. The city’s 911 center director says there is no conflict between the opinion and the arrangement with the city.
Emails: Kennedy High School administrators scrambled to confirm graduates’ eligibility, even after graduation day
Kennedy seniors are still waiting for their diplomas amid a grade-inflation investigation being conducted by the network, Orleans Parish School Board and a state review.
A year later, progress continues on Cantrell program to ID ‘high-risk’ residents, but few details available
Civil rights activists say they’re concerned over lack of transparency and a potential return to ‘predictive policing’ methods.
Will Louisiana’s rural electricity co-ops help an ‘oil state’ break free of fossil fuels?
The rural South may be ‘red’ but it’s going solar