The triumph of the Republican Party’s “Southern Strategy” can finally be called complete.
Posted inSchools
School Board discusses suing RSD to prevent it from opening new schools
Board doesn’t think recovery district can reopen John McDonogh or Sarah T. Reed.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Council president wants to explore changes to city pension plan
New effort would explore several options; retirees or those close not likely affected.
Posted inEnvironment
Federal judge hears same arguments that failed oil and gas industry in state court
State Supreme Court action may delay federal ruling on law that seeks to kill flood-authority suit.
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Einstein charter to get laurels, but numbers bear a closer look
Campus jumped from an F to a B in a year, but joining a successful operation skewed the numbers.
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Dr. King School becomes first RSD charter to seek return to School Board oversight
Unanimous vote reverses last month’s stand, comes after RSD chastises board over enrollment concerns.
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
RSD, school and community members meet privately to discuss fate of Sarah T. Reed
Only two charter-management organizations out of original four still interested in opening high school for 2016-17.
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
After confusing vote last month, New Beginnings keeps its four schools with RSD
The vote went against a recommendation of the administration to seek a waiver for one ineligible school.
Posted inEnvironment, Investigations
Louisiana’s moon shot: A look at the state’s historic gamble to save the coast
The state hopes to save its rapidly disappearing coast with a 50-year, $50 billion plan based on science that’s never been tested and money it doesn’t have. What could go wrong?
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Toadying to the Tea Party: Louisiana kids and the politics of the Common Core
To Marc Morial it’s simply “reprehensible” that politicians are putting their electoral ambitions ahead of Louisiana’s kids, indeed the state itself.