Enrollment increase will mean more money from state in per-pupil funding.
Gov. Bobby Jindal is traveling the state signing bills, announcing plant expansions and inaugurating infrastructure projects. He calls the travel business as usual. Pundits, however, see it as calculated to shore up his home base ahead of a likely 2016 presidential run.
The water system stopped billing schools after Katrina, but the school was charged nearly $9,000.
Board also discusses approval from state for additional charter schools.
Board votes to put money into emergency and special financial needs funds.
Tonight's meeting, at Lake Area New Tech Early College High School, starts at 6 p.m.
Strong fundraising and late grants helped up the income for last year.
Some students who have to travel across town, or across the river, must be at their stop before 6 a.m. Martin Berhman, located on the West Bank, starts picking up kids in eastern New Orleans at 5:42 a.m. Parents say they're willing to deal with early mornings in order to send their kids to better schools.
Attorney General fires off press release, and coastal chief flames attorney on Twitter.
The former University of New Orleans chancellor was the board's chairman.