Kennedy HS’s charter group challenges ruling allowing students’ lawsuit to continue
The New Beginnings Schools Foundation has asked a court of appeals to review a lower court decision keeping it in the lawsuit.
Coghill school’s board demands reversal of decision against renewal
Board claims that 4-2 OPSB vote in favor of overriding superintendent should stand, though override requires five votes, according to district lawyer.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
