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Live blog: Jindal administration unveils tax plan to legislative committees

This is the first time the plan will have been outlined in public.
by Tyler Bridges March 14, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

Disagreements on mergers, leadership raise questions over who’s in charge at charters

Education officials have pressed forward with plans to merge two high schools in Algiers over protests from the community. The Algiers Charter School Association has overruled the desires of two schools to return to Orleans Parish oversight. Are charters as responsive to the community as they were envisioned?
by Jessica Williams March 13, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

Initial success of Einstein’s charter expansion is tied to student enrollment, leaders say

As she prepares to become CEO over both schools, current Einstein principal Shawn Toranto declines to name her successor just yet.
by Marta Jewson March 13, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

Former jail official, friend of sheriff, pleads guilty to federal bribery charge

John Sens, who used to be purchasing director, admits to taking kickbacks for rigging contract bids.
by Tom Gogola March 13, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

Lycée board vote sets the stage for sweeping leadership change

But the board appears poised to hold CEO interviews behind closed doors.
by Marta Jewson March 12, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

Does stunning collapse of River Birch case portend uglier revelations ahead?

Now it appears that there may have been more serious and systemic problems during Letten’s term than we ever knew.
by Mark Moseley March 12, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

Tubman charter principal hones in on testing as second year draws to a close

Julie Lause says the school's first year was focused on creating routines and building behavior expectations.
by Jessica Williams March 12, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

Sheriff’s former purchasing director to plead guilty to bribery on Wednesday

by Tom Gogola March 11, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

Lagniappe Academies failed to screen employees for criminal histories, audit says

The school corrected the problem this January, official says.
by Rebecca Catalanello and Karen Dalton Beninato March 8, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

E.P. Harney board decides to meet less often

Instead of meeting the first Monday of every month, the board will now meet every other month.
by Kelsey Foster March 8, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

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