Having too many applications is a nice problem to confront, board member Blumenthal opines.
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Lusher board tries taking new PARCC practice test — and isn’t all that pleased
Story contains a link that allows readers to sample test questions.
Posted inOpinion
Hate abortion? Then why fight efforts to assure pregnancies are planned?
The author, with firsthand experience of abortion, questions the wisdom of Archbishop Aymond’s recent diatribe.
Posted inEnvironment
Levee board begs corps to get a 10-year jump on subsidence — at local expense
Savings reach $20 million if levees are raised before they’re armored. Subsidence puts area flood insurance at risk.
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Ben Franklin board releases meeting agenda
The board that governs Ben Franklin High School will meet at 4pm in the school library.
Posted inLand Use
Audubon Place, one of New Orleans’ most exclusive streets, a property-tax bargain
The street is valued at less than $3 per square foot, compared to $14 for Trianon Plaza, a private street in Fountainbleau. The difference is more dramatic when you factor in the difference in property values along those streets. If Audubon Place were valued at a similar rate, the street would be valued at $8.85 million, not $500,000 as it’s now assessed.
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No-interest loan from MLK Charter eases Craig Charter back to $200,000 surplus
Comment cards arrayed at board meeting, but no one comes forward and meeting is adjourned without inviting public comment.
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Singleton students among beneficiaries of Justice Dept. grant to Dryades Y
School budget back in the black after enrollment slump and staff cuts.
Posted inSchools
All in the family: Bus exec slapped with $5,000 fine for contract from his sister
Former Miller-McCoy principal canceled a bus contract, then awarded it to her brother without authorization.
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Warren Easton looking for ways to make health clinic sustainable
Proposed survey would seek views on how best to increase parent involvement in the school.