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Louisiana leads U.S. in grading teacher training, but report cards are inconclusive

One problem is that many of Louisiana teacher colleges are too small to provide a statistically meaningful sample. Another challenge: how to compare programs with very different admission standards? A professor of education says, "It’s kind of like having a fire alarm go off in your house, but not knowing where the fire is."
by Sarah Carr May 2, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

New Beginnings must find three top school leaders — and quick

The network wants to hire two principals and one assistant principal by July 1.
by Marta Jewson May 2, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

Administrator at French school in San Francisco to interview for Lycée Français CEO

A search committee also plans to conduct initial interviews with two more candidates.
by Marta Jewson May 1, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

Landrieu vetoes Council ordinance on food truck regs, citing legal problems

Veto surprises ordinance sponsor; Landrieu promises to support further effort to revamp vendor rules.
by Charles Maldonado May 1, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

Reporter Charles Maldonado joins The Lens to hold government accountable

Staff expansion continues as more readers, donors and partners appreciate out work.
by Steve Myers May 1, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

Three of four Capital One-New Beginnings principals resign mid-year

Gentilly Terrace Elementary School Principal Tracy Guillory is the latest to announce his planned departure, effective Wednesday.
by Marta Jewson April 30, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

LSU study: Damaged minnow shows BP oil seeping into coastal food chain

The results are alarming but the levels of toxins detected are well below those considered hazardous for human seafood consumption.
by Bob Marshall April 30, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

Have Louisiana’s lethal injection drugs expired? Records unavailable

The manufacturer now forbids use of Nembutal in state executions, leading defense attorneys to question when Louisiana's stash was produced. The drug has a maximum shelf life of two to three years.
by Della Hasselle April 30, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

The ‘economic development’ that nearly doomed New Orleans tourism

In an era when highways and “urban renewal” were ripping cities apart, Section 106 was a tool useful to local preservationists and as a way to force federal agencies to stop destroying irreplaceable remnants of American history.
by Milford Wayne Donaldson April 30, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

Judge extends deadline for city, Justice Department to pick NOPD monitor

If the sides can't agree, a judge will award the contract, worth at least $7 million.
by Tom Gogola April 29, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

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