Was Trayvon Martin’s killing a lynching? In one way, it’s worse: It was legal.
Posted inCharter Schools
Franklin leaders say in-house IT work will save school money
Charter school no longer using Orleans Parish schools’ shared computer services.
Posted inCharter Schools
Easton board looking for ways to send nine students to youth farm
School said it doesn’t have funds for urban farm in City Park, but now it’s looking at alternatives.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Southern Board’s scholarships cost the state more than $87,000 over two years
Southern University’s board members get two scholarships each to award.
Posted inCharter Schools
ARISE gets ready for new school year in two buildings
ARISE takes over Mildred Osborne Charter School this year as a second campus.
Posted inEnvironment, Opinion
Sediment diversions are important to survival of state’s coast
The diversions of the past are not the diversions of the future.
Posted inLand Use
Live blog: RTA may hear proposal on ferry operations at Thursday’s meeting
The Advocate reports that RTA could charge $2 per passenger to ride the Algiers ferry.
Posted inCharter Schools
Crescent Leadership Academy wants to separate younger and older students
School looking for space close by so younger students don’t pick up bad behavior from older ones.
Posted inSchools
Live chat Thursday: Discuss our standardized test cheating story
Join Lens reporter Jessica Williams at 12:30 p.m. Thursday to discuss her reporting.
Posted inInvestigations, Schools
State documents detail standardized test cheating, irregularities at New Orleans schools
In three recent testing years, 33 public schools have been flagged for problems and possible cheating on standardized tests — 12 more than once. A testing expert says these irregularities indicate cheating by teachers and administrators, who have a lot riding on their students’ performance.