Agenda recommends approving leader at French immersion school; other board will vote after closed-door session.
Posted inOpinion, Schools
Orleans Parish School Board can’t advance a collective agenda, and we all share the blame
Each meeting is a rerun of the previous ones, ending in the same split votes. But citizens have allowed that to continue.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Judicial contender says reporter made possible the would-be sting with Marullo
Secret recordings are discouraged, says one journalistic ethic expert, though another says issue isn’t so clear.
Posted inOpinion, Schools
By failing to hire a superintendent, Orleans school board puts politics above education
The issues that board members refuse to bend on have nothing to do with quality.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Events
Come hear why the upcoming New Orleans judicial elections matter to everyone
Voters choose judges only once every six years, so learn about the importance of your vote in the Nov. 4 election.
Posted inOpinion, Schools
Ugliness in New Orleans school board meetings deters superintendent candidates
What educational leader would want to work in such an adversarial environment?
Posted inOpinion, Schools
School board should look for opportunity in upcoming court ruling on post-Katrina teacher layoffs
Acknowledge that teachers were wronged and start working toward a unified school district.
Posted inOpinion, Schools
Orleans school board must agree on direction before hiring a superintendent
The board has failed to hire someone to lead its schools because members disagree about the direction of the system.
Posted inCriminal Justice
A decade after reforms ordered, critics point to problems in juvenile-justice system
Louisiana’s juvenile justice system was revamped to deal with violence and negligence. Rather than locking kids up, the state tries to treat underlying behavioral issues. But some say the new facilities, many of which are private, have the same problems as youth prisons.
Posted inEnvironment
Offiicals ill-prepared to help those outside of levee system, Tulane study finds
U.S. doesn’t have a proud history of moving endangered communities, researchers say.