Alumni, advisory groups to talk about what will happen when the school reopens after renovations.
Posted inEnvironment, Government & Politics, Opinion
Unlearning Katrina’s lesson: Bills would again make levee board a governor’s plaything
Citizens for 1 Greater New Orleans urges legislators to stand with your constituents and vote against SB 553.
Posted inEnvironment
Live chat: Discuss city’s storm protection system with Tulane professor, Corps of Engineers official
Join us at noon Friday to discuss issues raised about the flood protection system.
Posted inCharter Schools
Ben Franklin High School board votes to recognize teachers’ union
The school will collectively bargain with teachers after 85% said they wanted to join a union.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Live webcast: Charles Maldonado discusses NOPD, OPP consent decrees
Watch live here at 8 p.m. Thursday after WYES broadcasts a documentary examining the consent decrees.
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Live blog: Ben Franklin board to vote on teachers’ union
They will meet in private before the vote, but board president said they would discuss the matter in public.
Posted inEnvironment
New Orleans’ flood protection system: Stronger than ever, weaker than it was supposed to be
In the rush to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina, Congress told the Corps of Engineers to raise the levees and floodwalls around New Orleans to protect against a 100-year storm. There was one problem: That was weaker than what Congress ordered 50 years ago.
Posted inCharter Schools
Performance score rises; Success Prep teachers, support staff rewarded with raise
Nine new teachers have been hired and more are on the way. Student recruitment drive is also gearing up.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Jindal dances around the truth, disguising anti-gay bigotry as freedom of speech
Instead of veiling it with code words, Jindal should own his gender discrimination. File some lawsuits, settle the constitutional question, already!
Posted inCharter Schools
Chosen by City Park Academy, ReNEW group begins studying options surrounding takeover
ReNEW could opt to take over McDonogh City Park Academy’s charter or start fresh by securing “turnaround” status for the school.