It’s a move to catch the attention of state lawmakers, but they have limited oversight of the coastal Master Plan.
Posted inCharter Schools
Principal replaced at KIPP New Orleans Leadership Academy
School’s executive director felt “the school needed a change in leadership.”
Posted inEnvironment, Opinion
Predicted exodus of offshore rigs turns out to have been mere Obama bashing
For all the dire warnings, the ‘Obamatorium’ on offshore drilling after the BP spill did not lead to economic calamity in Louisiana or anywhere else.
Posted inCharter Schools
Board offers $10,000 finder’s fee in search for new Sylvanie Williams principal
Founding principal Heidi Campbell to step down at the end of the school year.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Conley offers to quit law firm to preserve status as disadvantaged business
Companies must be independent to be certified for the city’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program.
Posted inCharter Schools
Military Academy board celebrates performance scores
The school, which does not have a senior class yet, earns a B grade in state scoring.
Posted inCharter Schools
Founding member resigns from New Beginnings
Carla Major follows several other longtime members who left.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
New Orleans City Council budget hearings end not with a bang, but a whimper
Friday afternoon’s session focused on Safety and Permits and one of its divisions, the Taxicab Bureau.
Posted inEnvironment
No surprise: Local levee board knew months ago that state would cut funding
In March, months before it sued oil and gas companies, the levee authority knew the state would pull its funding.
Posted inCharter Schools
ReNEW looks for changes in scoring for alternative schools
Schools for students with special circumstances do not perform well in state evaluations under current criteria.