Orleans DA’s office among worst offenders
Posted inSchools
Kennedy High School voided 144 state exams last year, after giving wrong test
The school had, by far, the most tests voided due to irregularities of any school in the state. A lawyer for Kennedy’s charter group said the issue will be added to an ongoing investigation into other problems, including alleged grade-fixing.
Posted inEnvironment
Nathaniel Rich on ‘Losing Earth,’ climate change and the shifting political argument
A Q&A with the New Orleans-based author about his new book.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Moreno initiates process to overhaul how the City Council regulates Entergy
Moreno seeks to boost in-house staff, reduce council reliance on outside contractors.
Posted inOpinion, Schools
OPSB owes America—and our kids—smarter stewardship of school buildings
Diverting money from maintenance is a truly bad idea.
Posted inInside the News Room
Week in Review: After Lens and WWL-TV investigations, charter school network CEO suspended
At an emergency meeting Monday night, the New Beginnings Schools Foundation board placed CEO Michelle Blouin-Williams on paid leave pending the outcome of an independent investigation into allegations of grade inflation and falsifying public documents related to a bus contract. The three-school charter network’s board voted unanimously to hire the law firm Adams and Reese […]
Posted inBehind The Lens
Behind The Lens episode 26: ‘I didn’t want this fight’
Tom Wright goes to a rally for the “March Against Death Alley.” Michael Isaac Stein talks to Councilwoman Helena Moreno about how to change Entergy regulation in New Orleans. And we interview Berr Voss-Potts, the 13-year-old whose off-the-shelf lead test prompted the school district to install filters this week at Plessy Community School.
Posted inSchools
Harney’s emergency bathroom repairs complete, school district says
The school district is leaving portable toilets on campus as a precaution.
Posted inSchools
Lead filter installation now nearly complete at Plessy Community School
The move comes one week after a 7th-grader’s water test prompted action. Dozens of other New Orleans public schools are still waiting for lead filters.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
When is Cantrell going to stop cuddling with the pro-monument crowd?
Keep them here — and keep them off pedestals.