Sci High’s board will discuss the matter at Thursday board meeting; change would come one year early
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Lagniappe Academies doesn’t have money to fight state school board over renewal
Also, board members say that even a successful lawsuit likely would stretch past next academic year’s start.
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City could owe hundreds of thousands to firefighters who filled in for superiors
City says it will pay higher rate from now on, but it wants to avoid back pay.
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March’s Breakfast with the Newsmaker is Lagniappe Academies board member (video)
On March 19, The Lens’ education reporter, Marta Jewson, will interview Lagniappe Academies board vice chairman Dan Henderson at our monthly Breakfast with the Newsmakers event. The topics slated for discussion include the special-education violations report issued by the state to Lagniappe Academies, the sudden announcement of the closing of the school and what action […]
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Dam it: Fishers frustrated by closing of MRGO, but some catches increase
It’s a peculiar position for those who make their livings and live their lives around the fishing culture of St. Bernard Parish: They say that a post-Katrina rock dam restricting the waterway, which flooded the parish, is hurting their business. But scientists say it’s a return to a natural balance that was upset when the canal was dredged.
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City Park officials are ignoring the public as they proceed with golf course plans
A golf course is an unwelcome intrusion on a wild, useful part of City Park
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Parents try to explain to son why his beloved school is being closed
How do you tell a kindergartener that his school is closing? Anthony and Alicia Parker, both 29, had to have that discussion with their 5-year-old son Anthony Jr. last week. On Friday, the state school board closed the kindergarten-through-fourth-grade Lagniappe Academies, effective at the end of this school year.
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School Board puts off contract vote for superintendent to discuss details
Members discussed comparing proposed $180,000 base salary to other parishes and charter schools.
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Infestation of bats forces KIPP elementary to cancel classes, move to temporary site
School official hopes to have everyone back to Banneker building in a month.
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New superintendent’s contract calls for $192,000 from Orleans School Board
Henderson Lewis Jr. will begin work under a four-year contract starting March 16.