Even though the school is expecting a surplus of $250,000 in unrestricted funds this year, the school’s reserves are below what is recommended.
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ReNEW administrators await word on E-rate reimbursement
Board members recently learned the charter management organization had only received $1,800 of the budgeted $755,922 as of Jan. 31.
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Collegiate Academies leader outlines hope for expansion of charter schools to new cities
Among the desired qualities in a new home: availability of programs like Teach for America and The New Teacher Project to staff the schools.
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Inactive member voted off Morris Jeff board; Dave Matthews guitar brings $2,400
The March 2 auction raised more than $10,000.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
If everyone wins, as Jindal claims, his tax plan math is bogus
Economists say there must be winners and losers if the plan is revenue-neutral. Will businesses pay more?
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OPSB prioritizes Warren Easton repairs after board dips into reserves to pay for the work
Despite Warren Easton High officials’ concerns last month that Orleans Parish school officials were moving too slow, the district has agreed to tackle masonry and waterproofing this summer.
Posted inOpinion
Tennessee Williams Festival’s streetcar opens doors to less stodgy, more inclusive literary crowd
An aficionado of the local literary scene salutes the new direction the Tennessee Williams Festival seems to have taken.
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Audubon Charter families simultaneously pleased and worried about relocating
Old McDonogh 7 building on Milan Street is better than the Carrollton courthouse, but it also has major shortcomings, parents say.
Posted inEnvironment
Local officials losing sleep over weakest link in post-Katrina flood defense
The huge barge has to be moved into place and sunk in order to seal the system from storm surge sweeping into Lake Borgne from the Gulf of Mexico, a process that takes more than nine hours and must begin four days before a hurricane strike is expected. In repeated tests, the barrier has yet to function reliably.
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CODOFIL says it will support Lycée’s French teacher recruitment in 2013-14
The news follows word from Lycée’s interim chief that at least 10 of the school’s French exchange teachers have committed to remain in 2013-14.