Lycee’s search committee quickly scheduled four candidate interviews this week, the first to happen at 7:30 p.m. today.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Lacking jail budget documents, judge delays consent decree hearing
Monday’s hearing was supposed to be the first step to determine who would pay for jail reforms.
Posted inCharter Schools
Hynes’ $5.7 million budget anticipates slight enrollment growth in 2013-14
Hynes leaders plan a 4 p.m. public hearing today at the school.
Posted inCharter Schools
Wilson charter holds summer remediation following release of test scores
It’s going to take more work to meet new Common Core standards, leader says.
Posted inLand Use, Squandered Heritage
Adjudication of non-blight code violations resumes after unexplained year-long hiatus
Illegally paved yards, short-term rentals and demolition by neglect draw One Stop Shop scrutiny; Spotted Cat gets go-ahead.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Live blog: Gusman’s budget under scrutiny at OPP consent decree hearing
Now that a judge has ruled that jail conditions are unconstitutional, the question is how to pay for it.
Posted inCharter Schools
New Beginnings school board stifles public comment prior to lengthy executive session
“We can’t have the public participate in the board meeting,” board president tells a frustrated onlooker.
Posted inCharter Schools
Einstein principal Toranto receives vote of confidence from charter school board
Board president Ryan Bennett cited “consistent growth in student achievement and school performance scores” under Toranto’s leadership.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Fiscal Hawks flew high in legislative session now ended, defying Jindal
Outflanking the governor from the right, the Hawks took aim at budgetary gimmicks.
Posted inLand Use, Squandered Heritage
City’s code-enforcement court to meet for first time in a year
The city’s focus on blight means no hearings have been held to deal with code violations such as illegal short-term rentals and front-yard paving.