Also, one board member questioned why the school was over budget in administrative expenses and under budget in instructional expenses.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Jindal approval rating sinks to new low, further jeopardizing his tax plan
A year ago Jindal was on a “second honeymoon. He was flying as high as a kite,” said state Rep. Jeff Arnold, D-Algiers.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Guns, drugs, gambling, violence: Video shows out-of-control Orleans prison
Jail security is a study in “total dysfunction,” testified expert witness Manuel Romero.
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Moseley gives Bobby a break! Taking another look at Jindal-nomics
Moseley acknowledges it’s a bit of a confidence game at first, but if the tax plan coincides with continuing business expansion, voodoo economics may finally have found its high priest.
Posted inCharter Schools
Live blog: Committee interviews candidates for Lycée Français board
Our live coverage of three nights of interviews and discussion.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Continuing live blog: Consent decree hearing on Orleans Parish Prison
On Wednesday, testimony concerned the city’s involvement in the negotiations over the consent decree and conditions in the mental health unit. Sheriff Marlin Gusman will testify Thursday morning.
Posted inCharter Schools
Choice leaders halt plans to move to church as renovation turns to ‘unmitigated mess’
Cost estimates for the renovations spiraled from $625,000 to now $1.6 million, leading Choice leaders to pursue a lawsuit.
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Board gets update on new scoring system, facilities changes
The hourlong International School of Louisiana Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday kicked off with a presentation by the Louisiana Department of Education to update the board on the Charter School Performance Compact. These changes in scoring Type 2 charters such as ISL will use a scale that tops out with 150 as a perfect […]
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Board member frustrated at lack of permanent building; recruitment hampered by redevelopment
The absence of a permanent building three years after opening is continuing to weigh heavily on leaders at Lagniappe Academy. Board member Dan Henderson described a general lack of space and facilities, and trouble attracting new students and teachers, as some of the difficulties of operating a school out of modular buildings. “It’s an ever-present […]
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Consultant’s ranking system weighed heavily in Lycée board picks
The chairman of Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orléans’ governing board got his marching orders this week in a public meeting — and no one ever mentioned his name. A five-person committee voted him out of consideration for the school’s next board with no discussion regarding the merits of his application. It did so thanks to an […]