KIPP leaders vote to return high school to auspices of Orleans School Board
Four others in the 10-school network were eligible, but move only would apply to Renaissance High.
New Orleans is the prime ingredient in Beyoncé’s viral video ‘hot sauce’
Her viral video is rife with mythic images of the city, some nuanced, some merely cheap shots.
ReNEW hires former Jefferson superintendent in response to testing, special-ed violations
State required the network to hire a consultant to comply with corrective-action plan after cheating.
Algiers Charter Schools assigns test-coordinator at each of its six schools
The move to assign responsibility is in addition to the monitors the network pledged to hire.
Two cheating investigations lead charters in RSD to hire testing-security monitors
State will pay for monitoring of state-chartered schools up for review. Other RSD schools will hire their own.
Board that oversees 911 call center approves consolidation of dispatchers
The City Council still has to decide the matter, which will end separate dispatch for fire, police and EMS.
Governor names new coastal czar to guide state’s 50-year wetlands projects
LSU grad has worked in civil engineering and Army Corps of Engineers projects.
Orleans Sheriff now facing class-action suit regarding overtime pay for deputies
But Gusman says under federal exemption for law-enforcement officers, many may not be eligible.
Landry-Walker principal, other administrators, suspended with pay amid cheating probe
The move comes shortly after the Algiers Charter School Association fired its CEO.
Traffic-camera company volunteers to fix city’s school-zone warning lights
Malfunctioning lights put students at risk, but also keeps city and company from collecting traffic fines.
