The Lens’ election maps, New Orleans school grades released, city budget process gets off to a rocky start and a new episode of Behind The Lens.
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Behind The Lens episode 6: ‘Why am I losing my neighborhood school?’
J.P. Morrell on Amendments 2 and 6. Marta Jewson on Harney charter school and state school ratings. And Michael Stein on the city budget.
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Cantrell administration admits to inaccuracies in 2019 budget proposal
The 2019 City Council budget hearings began with an apology.
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Orleans Parish will outsource last direct-run elementary school next year
Cypress Academy parents will learn the school’s fate at a Monday parent meeting next week.
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We’ve normalized Trump, but Tuesday night’s ‘victory’ may be his undoing
America is getting used to Trump; he may have to get used to the rule of American law.
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Compare 2018 New Orleans school ratings
State ratings will factor heavily in the superintendent’s school closure recommendations released next week.
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Facing closure and investigations, Harney charter school expands legal team
Interim principal appointed following suspension of school leader Ashonta Wyatt. Wyatt says she fired the interim appointee last week.
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For the first time, state school ratings will account for student growth
Education experts say year over year growth is a better measure of a school’s performance than student test scores alone. School ratings are set to be released on Thursday.
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Election 2018: See the results
Constitutional Amendment 2, which repeals Louisiana’s non-unanimous jury law, passed with wide support across the state.
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‘I’ve never seen anything like this’: Harney charter school to close at end of school year
At Monday night meeting, school district superintendent and other officials said board mismanagement led to decision.