Police and fire measure goes before voters on April 9.
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
11 charters under standard review win favor of State Department of Education
Seven schools recommended for renewal, and four others get necessary one-year extension.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
OK, we’re becoming a resilient city — but what does ‘resilience’ really mean?
I have a concern that we are all a bit confused by this overworked word.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Investigations
City continues to overpay its vendor for delinquent tax collections, IG says
Report’s findings are similar to those revealed in stories by The Lens earlier this year.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Civil Service staff takes issue with plan to consolidate 911 center dispatchers
Instead of working for police, fire or EMS, call takers would work for state and may lose accrued city benefits.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Investigations
Inspector General’s Office says complaint of retaliation makes no sense
City’s parking director says officials struck back at her after she alleged contract manipulations.
Posted inEnvironment
New storm-surge maps from Weather Service show worst-case models
Map makers often use red to denote danger, to sound alarms. But on the latest National Weather Service map showing storm surge in Louisiana from a worst-case Category 3 hurricane, red does one more thing: It shocks.
Posted inSchools
33 out of 52 RSD charters now are eligible to return to School Board oversight
Only one school has made the move, but some things have changed with School Board.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Opinion
Politically incorrect? You bet! But let’s not mince words about terrorism’s U.S. kin
On closer inspection, radical Islam has more than a little in common with our homegrown brand of right-wing fundamentalism.
Posted inSchools
See a full list of new Orleans Parish public school report-card grades in one place
This year’s school performance scores include PARCC results for elementary students.