Of the school’s 450 students, 70 are special-education students.
Cost of busing students in New Orleans rises as parents exercise school choice
It will cost $30 million to bring students to and from public schools this year, compared to $18 million the year before Katrina. The increase appears to be a consequence of citywide enrollment and the shift from a centrally-run school system. A few schools are working together to negotiate busing contracts.
Is TOPS doomed? No, but sharp course correction needed to avoid Titanic’s fate
Inflated college costs mean that the popular state scholarship program is on track to collide with bankruptcy.
Warren Easton praised for high teaching standards
Board also looking for better ways to engage community.
Einstein charter board OKs lease for extension campus
School getting 65 more students than it originally budgeted for.
Contract negotiations continue with tax collection firm despite DBE complaint
Collections firm must bring price down if it is to stay in the bidding, city says.
As execution looms, state says prisoner must show why expired drugs are bad
State continues to avoid the question of whether they have unexpired lethal-injection drug.
Royalty-screwed: Big Oil likes to confuse severance taxes with cleanup costs
Using improved offshore royalties for coastal restoration would still mean taxpayers were paying for the industry’s malfeasance.
Friends of King board hears new expectations for students
Editor of The Lens talks to board about failure to comply with open-meetings requirements.
Miller-McCoy budget up for a vote Thursday
School is 85 students short of enrollment target, but hopes to have more by Oct. 1.