The company told the city it would provide names of more than 200 hosts next week.
Posted inOpinion, Schools
Facing closure, Cypress Academy parents demand answers from charter, parish school boards
“We ask that you offer real solutions to this terrible situation in which you have put our families,” they wrote.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Land Use
New Orleans City Council to consider ban on most whole-home short-term rentals in historic neighborhoods
The council would drop a current study and replace it with one looking at cities with strict regulations.
Posted inSchools
Parents get three days’ notice that Cypress Academy will close at the end of the school year
Students will be transferred to another charter network.
Posted inLand Use, Opinion
‘Did I sound angry?’ Foe of Sun Yard takes umbrage at architect’s dismissive remarks
Civic participation is hard work that should be respected, not dissed.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
After astroturfing campaign, speakers at council meetings must disclose any compensation
The council has asked Entergy to preserve evidence of its astroturfing campaign.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Schools
School board puts off decision to cancel tax exemptions that cost $3.7 million a year
The city uses the tax exemption to lure companies, so the boards wants to hear from New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell.
Posted inSchools
New Orleans schools may deny state’s costliest tax break
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.’