Former dump site eyed for school athletic field is under state environmental review
The district wants to trade McDonogh 7, a 142-year-old school, for a HANO site on Earhart. A neighborhood group is suing. And the state is reviewing steps taken to clean contaminants from the HANO site.
Kennedy High School seniors await transcripts as charter board investigates ‘malfeasance’
Board president says the network is looking into whether graduating seniors will be impacted by results of grade-fixing investigation.
Less to cringe about: ‘Bolden’ updates Hollywood’s evolving riff on jazz and race
The mystery musician gets his due — almost
Week in Review: Bywater affordable housing development takes a big step forward
Behind The Lens episode 33: ‘Sort of an elusive character’
Marta Jewson on the four-day week at Friends of King Schools. Michael Isaac Stein on an affordable housing development in Bywater. And Lens co-founder Karen Gadbois on Ken Charity, who faces federal charges related to the collapse of First NBC Bank.
As results of grade-fixing probe loom, five Kennedy High School administrators are ‘no longer employees,’ board president says
Charter network's board will hear results of independent investigation into alleged grade inflation next week.
Bywater affordable housing development takes a big step forward
A last-minute compromise saves the Bywater affordable housing project and gives the City Council more control.
Orleans School Board moving ahead with McDonogh 7 land swap for former dumpsite
The district wants to build athletic fields atop the former dump that was more recently home to public housing, but a neighborhood group has filed a lawsuit against the district.
Massive Bywater public housing proposal would be a big step backwards
Density and scale at odds with surrounding neighborhood
