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State says ReNEW Schools broke law by meeting privately to interview CEO candidates

ReNEW was formally notified of the violation Tuesday.
by Marta Jewson March 15, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

Orleans Parish school district broke state rules by extending charter application deadline without permission

The schedule was set by the state board of education, and districts had to get permission to divert from it.
by Marta Jewson March 13, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

KKK wizard David Duke’s 1990 run foreshadowed pro-Trump passion

Vintage Duke documentary to be screened Tuesday at Loyola.
by Bess Carrick March 13, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

Behind the Zulu blackface flap: liberal guilt, clueless outsiders

Does Ann Tuennerman have something to atone for?
by C.W. Cannon March 10, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

ReNEW Schools board set to hire Kevin Guitterrez as CEO at meeting tonight

Until now, the selection process has taken place in private, which appears to violate the state Open Meetings Law.
by Marta Jewson March 9, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

We’re celebrating 7 years! Join us for our anniversary party

by Anne Mueller March 9, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

Ordered to turn himself in for deportation, day laborer remains free after last-minute appeal

Jose Luis Gomez Castor’s lawyers say he was arrested because he’s Latino, not because he committed a crime.
by Charles Maldonado March 8, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

Two options for Gentilly Terrace building: French-immersion school or program for students with behavioral problems

The neighborhood association is pushing for Audubon Charter School, which wants to open a second location.
by Marta Jewson March 8, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

School district employees’ involvement in charter application raises questions of conflict of interest

The employee who supervised the last five traditional public schools in the city just quit her job to become CEO of ExCEED, a group that wants to turn them into charters. Four of the people who used to work for her, and still work for the district, are named in its application.
by Marta Jewson March 7, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

Eureka! Artist behind rediscovered Black Panther mural is identified

Twists and turns lead to insights about a cultural find.
by Orissa Arend March 3, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

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