Further thoughts on the Paris climate accord from a local activist.
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
FirstLine close, but not quite ready to return campuses to School Board control
Three of five schools have improved enough to leave the Recovery School District.
Posted inSchools
ReNEW Sci Tech used special-ed designation for cash, state report finds
This summer, The Lens first reported on testing irregularities at ReNEW Sci Tech Academy. The state began investigating test issues, as well as concerns regarding the identification of special-education students. Because the state gives schools more money for those students, the school improperly classified students that way, but spent the money across the school, not just on special education.
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Interim head of Algiers charter schools network to earn $175,000 salary
Interim chief heads into first board meeting with one school facing major student and funding shortfall.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Forbidden knowledge: Denying health info to and from families is hazardous to the mentally ill
Privacy rules block exchange of important health information with caregivers — even with doctors.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Investigations
Louisiana inmate wins Supreme Court case against mandatory life sentences for juveniles
Henry Montgomery and hundreds of other prisoners may get parole hearings, but that doesn’t mean they’ll go free.
Posted inSchools
Algiers charter board fires CEO it already let go, hires interim it already announced
Members opt against any discussion when previous CEO asks for it to take place in public.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Whistleblowing official, fired by the city, files federal discrimination lawsuit
Her superiors say she was dismissed, in part, because she interfered with a sexual harassment investigation.
Posted inEnvironment, Opinion
Oops! Effort to save monarch butterflies hastens their possible extinction
Tropical milkweed is pretty — and deadly to monarch butterflies. Know when to root it out.
Posted inSchools
CEO of New Beginnings charter network resigns, but will stay through June
Board offers little explanation for resignation in second year of three-year contract.