Jindal junked a Reagan quote and used a family anecdote to sell his tax plan. But the truth poorly serves his argument that taxes are behind the state’s brain drain.
30 years of time-lapse satellite images show coastal Louisiana wasting away
Time-lapse images illustrate what we knew was happening: Over 30 years, islands and beaches have moved north, channels have widened, and marshes have turned to open water without a blade of brass for miles. But they also show portions of the coast growing, reinvigorated by restoration projects.
Friends of King expects $671,000 deficit for the fiscal year ending June 30
The board voted unanimously to use the school’s $300,000 line of credit to cover the deficit, which one leader attributed to the cost of taking over Joseph A. Craig Elementary.
McDonogh City Park Academy to hold budget hearing Tuesday
The budget meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the school.
Chat replay: Bob Marshall discusses challenges facing coastal Louisiana
Is it too late to save southeastern Louisiana from the encroaching Gulf? Pose your questions and opinions.
Interim tests show Collegiate Academies students in comparison with other New Orleans charters
The board plans a June 19 public hearing on its proposed $10.7 million budget.
EPA’s inspector general now investigating Operation REACH’s use of $50,000 grant
The troubled nonprofit got the money last year to train students in converting cooking oil to diesel fuel.
Audubon Charter’s $6.9 million 2013-14 budget includes new Chinese teacher
Only two board members, chair Cornelius Tilton and member Eva Alito, attended Saturday’s budget hearing.
Audubon Charter asks for public input on $6.9 million budget proposal
The board will meet at 9 a.m. at the school’s Carrollton campus.
Morris Jeff charter school board embraces new teachers union
Formed with the support of 94 percent of staff, The Morris Jeff Association of Educators will be solely comprised of the school’s employees.