ReNEW votes to close McDonogh City Park Academy next spring
All of ReNEW’s schools received D’s and F’s from the state this year.
Morris Jeff student robotics project takes inspiration from summer floods
Their school, Morris Jeff, was in the middle of the Aug. 5 flood that paralyzed the city and seeped into homes. So when they learned that the subject of a LEGO robot competition was water, they didn't have to think hard to come up with a problem. Since then, they've been working on a solution.
State pulls back on coastal restoration projects due to shortfall in oil and gas royalties
State officials and U.S Rep. Garret Graves want to know why the projections are half of what they expected.
Mind your own business, brother: As predators fall, women find strength in sisterhood
A rebuttal to C.W. Cannon's recent column on sexual predation
Orleans Parish School Board to study long bus rides, early pickups
Transportation has been a constant concern for parents who send their kids to charter schools across town.
State recommends closure of three charter schools in New Orleans
And the local superintendent of schools wants to convert two of his direct-run schools to charters.
RSD says charter school changed student’s grades to F’s for not attending a summer service program
The program was punishment for fighting. Ten students had their grades changed.
Harassed as a boy, libidinous as a man: But don’t call me an abuser
A blunt meditation on sexual politics in our time
Study says charter schools don’t have incentives to offer pre-kindergarten programs
There are fewer pre-kindergarten seats in New Orleans than before Katrina.
Flood protection agency set to take over key pieces of hurricane protection system
The decision means the Sewerage and Water Board won't be responsible for three key pumping stations during hurricanes.
