Following the explosive letter one group of parents filed with the Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orleans board last week, another school faction has sent its own petition to the board.
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Live blog: BESE committee approves changes in teacher evaluations
The state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education held its monthly round of committee meetings Tuesday in Baton Rouge. I live-blogged the events here. Among the issues that were discussed: The board considered State Superintendent John White’s revisions to teacher evaluation policies. State policies mandate that half of a teacher’s evaluation is based on student […]
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Audit: Ex-Lycee chief paid nearly $30,000 without board vote
After a budget overhaul and a change in principals, Lycee Francais’ board of directors probably could have anticipated the blemished audit they received at their monthly meeting Monday. Though many of the issues resulted from policies and procedures that, according to the audit, have since been improved, the financial analysis revealed several shortcomings, including the […]
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Orleans Parish School Board chooses outspoken leaders
With much fanfare, the newly elected Orleans Parish School Board took office and made some surprising selections for president and vice president Monday morning. Board members unanimously chose incumbent member Ira Thomas, Southern University at New Orleans police chief, for the head seat, and first-timer Leslie Ellison, an education consultant and former charter school board […]
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Einstein votes to run a school at Intercultural’s address
Einstein Charter School’s board of directors met briefly Saturday to approve a resolution to expand to two schools.
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Friends of King leaders push for new 9th Ward high school facility
Board members overseeing Dr. King Charter School in the 9th Ward say they are eager to get their high school students out of portable classrooms and into a new facility.
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Lycée Français board agenda does not include parent grievance letter
Board members with Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orleans charter school are expected to meet Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the school, 5951 Patton St.
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Lycee Francais parents want resignation of 2 board members
More than a dozen Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans parents are seeking the ouster of two of the charter school’s board members, and they are demanding the board address what they say is a series of problems undermining the school’s integrity. In an eight-page letter they filed with the school’s board Friday, the parents complain […]
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Cutting income tax is the easy part; filling the gap is trickier
Who’s going to pay? That’s the quandary Bobby Jindal and his allies in the state Legislature will face as they seek to dramatically reshape the state’s tax code this year. Jindal said that he wants the Legislature to take the far-reaching step of abolishing personal-income and corporate taxes during the session that begins April 8. […]
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City of New Orleans wants out of NOPD consent decree
U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan signed off Friday morning on a long-anticipated federal consent decree aimed at reforming the New Orleans Police Department and, in a surprise move, the city of New Orleans immediately said it wants out from under it. “The Parties’ proposed Consent Decree filed on July 24, 2012, is approved as amended,” […]