Exemption costs schools $3.7 million per year. Extra money could be used to help fund pre-K expansion.
Posted inSchools
In the high-stakes charter system, schools shouldn’t just be measured by tests, researchers say
The Education Research Alliance of New Orleans explored how graduation rates, college entrance rates and student improvement could factor into accountability.
Posted inLand Use, Opinion
Is New Orleans the place for a truly honest look at the slave system?
A way to repudiate the gauzy falsehoods of ‘Gone with the Wind.’
Posted inSchools
Parents, alumni protest plan to halt admissions at McDonogh 35
School district says no new students will be admitted for the next six months.
Posted inSchools
Board president charged $1,500 in fine dining on Harney charter school’s credit card
The Rev. Charles Southall had a school credit card issued in his name.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Investigations
Entergy acknowledges astroturfing campaign for power plant, but says it didn’t know about it
The company said it has ended its relationship with The Hawthorn Group. It hired Crowds on Demand, which hired the actors.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Federal judge to decide whether fake subpoena suit will move forward
DA’s lawyers say prosecutors enjoy immunity under the law. Judge says plaintiffs have a difficult path ahead.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
New Orleans may have improperly diverted millions in property taxes to pension funds
Those taxes can be used only for what voters approved.
Posted inLand Use, Opinion
Citizen input getting squeezed out of plans for Charity Hospital district
Will the public be handed another ‘done deal’?
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Actors were paid to support Entergy’s power plant at New Orleans City Council meetings
Dozens of people in orange shirts showed up at meetings to support Entergy’s new power plant. But for many of them, it was just an acting gig. They were paid to show up and speak on the company’s behalf. The Lens interviewed a few of them and reviewed messages outlining the astroturfing effort.