Bids are high, possibly because of other construction demand in the city.
Posted inSchools
Documents indicate that Friends of King CEO didn’t sign contracts with family members
Doris Roché-Hicks apparently didn’t sign contracts with her family members, which would clear her from one set of legal concerns about their employment. But there are discrepancies between copies and originals of the same documents, and charter officials won’t discuss why they’re different.
Posted inCharter Schools
ARISE Academy OKs loan for bus fleet
Charter system has been running its own bus service since the beginning of the school year.
Posted inCharter Schools
Collegiate Academies touts benefits to Baton Rouge audience
Charter school operator looking to expand.
Posted inInside the News Room
Knight Foundation awards $50,000 to create local government contract database
We’ll upload as many government contracts as possible to help the public see who’s spending taxpayer dollars.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Government & Politics
City’s new system for paying officers for off-duty security may run afoul of tax law
The IRS flagged a Florida city, which also handles its officers’ off-duty work, for not withholding taxes.
Posted inLand Use, Squandered Heritage
A house moved to make way for the hospital complex finds new life in Mid City
A success story — for a change — from the city’s snake-bitten program to preserve houses from the bio-medical center footprint by trucking them to different neighborhoods.
Posted inOpinion
Confessions of a 20-something: You want to save the world? Take a number
A recent graduate with a zeal to serve talks about the challenge of just keeping food on the table.
Posted inInside the News Room
Watch live video of Rising Tide 8 conference Saturday
Panels on charter school accountability and New Orleans’ economy; keynote address by Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré.