Change, to take effect next year, could stem financial loss of more than $50,000 per class.
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
More charter schools now eligible to join Orleans Parish School Board, but will any take the leap?
Charter boards overseeing 17 schools must decide by the end of the year if they want to move from the Recovery School District to the Orleans Parish School Board. But there are still reasons for schools to stay put, such as funding issues and concerns about the management and leadership of the local school system.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
RTA, public library burning through reserves; council lauds inspector general
Budget director proposes taking money from school fund to meet library needs.
Posted inSchools
Live blog: Orleans Parish School Board seeks public input on next superintendent
The meeting starts at 6 p.m.
Posted inEnvironment
Project to raise Mississippi River levee will close bike path in Jefferson Parish
Two 4.5-mile sections will be closed for about a year each.
Posted inEnvironment, Opinion
Ex-flood authority leader picks apart arguments against suing oil interests
Says Barry: “There has been no court challenge to the board’s authority because the state knows it would lose and look foolish.”
Posted inGovernment & Politics
NORA figures it will never sell some of its Road Home properties in Lower 9th Ward
There’s a glut of low-value properties in New Orleans, said Executive Director Jeff Hebert.
Posted inCharter Schools
KIPP board gets advice on school governance
Expert on charter boards points out potential pitfalls.
Posted inCharter Schools
Teacher absences concern board
Success Preparatory Academy seeing more sick and leave days taken by teachers and staff than in previous years.
Posted inLand Use
Crackdown on Quarter T-shirt shops yields some compliance, some delays
Inspectors looked at 53 sites, found 17 not in line with city ordinance.