Live chat Thursday: Rep. Cameron Henry discusses state budget, Common Core
He'll take questions from Lens readers at 1 p.m. Thursday.
Video: The Lens interviews Coroner-elect Jeffrey Rouse at Newsmakers event
Charles Maldonado will interview Rouse at 8 a.m. Watch here if you can't attend in person.
Trio of pending bills addresses Louisiana’s welter of early-childhood programs
A separate bill would cover the cost of pre-K programs for all 4-year-olds in Louisiana.
Advocate looking for legislative help to compete for Orleans, Jefferson legal ads
Law now requires publications to have five-year track record before seeking government publishing contracts.
Einstein board releases March 25 meeting agenda
New Orleans schools struggle to communicate with parents who speak Spanish and Vietnamese
Cutting-edge schools send out robocalls in three languages, translate handbooks and report cards, and keep bilingual staff on call to help Spanish and Vietnamese parents whose English may be shaky or nonexistent. Federal law requires accommodation, but not all schools comply.
Online comment scandal likely to widen as more defendants invoke it in court
If coordinated online mischief took place, upper management in the U.S. Attorney's office surely knew better than to document it.
State tells sheriffs to better explain why deputies should get extra state pay
Whistleblower says Orleans Parish Sheriff is gaming the system to pay people who aren't eligible.
Suspensions decline after switch to positive behavior reinforcement, not just punishment
Students are rewarded with "Singleton bucks" for good behavior, which they can cash in on a weekly basis at the school store.
New Beginnings charters score $1.9 million in per-pupil funding, some of it overdue
The windfall makes up for enrollment undercounts in previous years.
