Crescent Leadership board adopts budget, adds two new members
Helen Berrigan chosen board president, Marlon Ford as vice president
Opaque process used to dole out grant money in NOLA for Life homicide-reduction effort
In touting his reforms to the process of awarding city money, Mayor Mitch Landrieu has repeatedly said, “It’s not about who you know. It’s about what you know.” But when it comes to determining how $500,000 was given out through the NOLA for Life Fund, the public knows very little. The city set it up was involved in picking the grantees, but it's shielded from typical public scrutiny and accountability because a private foundation administers it.
Committee may propose pick for new Lycée interim CEO at Thursday meeting
Committee will hold closed session, then may decide on a CEO candidate to present to the full board of directors.
Media hypocrisy and the n-word: Was Paula Deen fired for her sins or ours?
Multi-generational white Southerners are not any more racist than racists in Colorado, New Jersey, or the new Florida of George Zimmerman.
New board of directors readies to take over two Algiers charter schools
Harte and Karr will now be run by InspireNOLA instead of the Algiers Charter Schools Association
$616,000 surplus predicted for First Line schools budget this year
Per pupil funding is increased after Orleans Parish School Board recalculation
Sophie Wright board makes budget available for public viewing before final adoption
School's budget available at Napoleon Avenue campus until July 2; hearing to be held July 25
Charter school association has nearly four-hour retreat for Lycée board members
Members are reminded that it's the students that are important to their jobs
Warren Easton charter board meets with parents in executive sessions over ‘student issues’
Pay raises proposed for several school administrators under new budget
Union leaders meet with Morris Jeff school’s governance committee for first time
Board also discusses staggering terms of its members to keep several terms from expiring at the same time
