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.
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.
The district doesn’t actually know if it has a lead-in-water problem because the last known testing was decades ago.
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.
Graduation problems identified in the spring of 2019 affected of the class and shocked students who thought they’d graduated.
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.
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.
While the vote was for a single contract, the debate broadened to how the Convention Center approached minority-business participation in general.
School CEO says Homer A. Plessy staff always promptly inform parents and authorities after an incident.
Monitors have found department in compliance with at least 11 of 18 major consent decree sections.
