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.
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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.
Posted inLand Use
Culinary school among options for ArtWorks building, but will the price pay the debts?
The building has been appraised for $4.5 million, but local and state governments have loaned the project more than $9 million.
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Lagniappe Academies searching for a new home
A move into the former St. Rose de Lima site on Bayou Road is being discussed.
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Audio: For some students at New Orleans’ best schools, just getting there is a challenge
Of the seven A schools in the city, just one buses its students. That means some students fortunate enough to get into one of the best schools must take hours-long rides on public transportation, making them and their parents uneasy.