Choice Foundation board members concerned about the effects of OneApp system.
Posted inCharter Schools
Crescent City officials frustrated by building issues
School officials are aren’t sure which contractor is responsible when something breaks.
Posted inEnvironment
Levee authority, Corps of Engineers in standoff over ownership of hurricane protection system
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the state is responsible for each piece of the system when the corps says it’s done. Local officials say that’s like buying a car one piece at a time. Not far in the future, someone will have to pay to upgrade the system to deal with sinking land and rising seas.
Posted inCriminal Justice
With execution delayed, lawyer argues for disclosures about lethal injection drug
On Tuesday, the state is supposed to reveal the expiration date for its lethal injection drug.
Posted inEnvironment
Live blog recap: Committee decides not to renominate John Barry to flood authority
The reason: Barry’s role in a controversial lawsuit against oil and gas companies.
Posted inCharter Schools
Lafayette Academy to miss out on FEMA money
School will be ‘refurbished’ instead of ‘renovated.’
Posted inCharter Schools
New Beginnings board adds more members
Group had fallen below mandated seven members; now has 12.
Posted inOpinion
As Vaughan’s loses Kermit, pondering the fragility of an economy built on culture
Says Boyles, we need to examine how much we should depend on tourists to pay for our livelihoods.
Posted inCharter Schools
ISL wants to lease nearby land
International School of Louisiana’s fourth- and fifth-graders no longer have to go to temporary campus in Algiers.
Posted inSchools
Contrary to critics’ claims, administrative staffing at OPSB has dropped along with enrollment
Critics of the Orleans Parish School Board say the central office is still bloated. But administrative staffing has dropped 90 percent compared to an 81 percent drop in enrollment. OPSB officials say they also have to provide services for private and charter schools.