We’ll be outside, but won’t live-blog it.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Sheriff, state Treasury Department strike deal regarding disputed deputy pay
Nearly a week later, though, sheriff hasn’t provided promised records to the state.
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
International High School argues that feds can’t oversee union effort by teachers
Like Lusher, officials are resisting a faculty effort to unionize.
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Algiers charter network hires interim CEO to stay on without interviewing others
Board received applications from 22 people who were deemed qualified.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Opinion
Young New Orleanians are using hip-hop to organize against violence and crime
Through recordings and weekly performance nights, young artists pull back from brushes with the law.
Posted inSchools
Labor board says Lusher teachers will vote next week on joining union
Elections will be held at both campuses on May 17.
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Einstein’s Village de l’Est campus closed because of asbestos concerns
Thirteen of 15 dust samples tested positive for asbestos, but the results are preliminary.
Posted inSchools
Some teachers at International High asking federal labor board to hold union vote
Union organizers approached national board after they say the school gave them the cold shoulder.
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Lusher questions whether federal labor board should be involved in union election
School attorneys argue the board is a political subdivision of state, not subject to federal oversight. That’s counter to an earlier argument.
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Algiers Charter Association gets 22 applicants for new CEO, public meeting expected
Also, board members decline to discuss the four administrators suspended with pay after a cheating investigation.