Despite mayor’s flipflop on decree, city winnows list of would-be police monitors
A committee's business today was to winnow the dozen bids for the monitor's job down to a lucky five.
State superintendent John White appeals to Lycée teachers to stay next year
Only five of 18 French teachers now say they are willing to stay at the charter school in 2013-14.
Slashed budget leaves hundreds of indigent defendants lawyerless
The city’s numerous new anti-violence and anti-crime initiatives are driving the spike in cases that involve multiple defendants, the public defenders office says. One recent case had 10 co-defendants.
Bridge tolls: The Lens is credited with exposing disenfranchisement of voters
The Lens’ report made provisional ballots a central issue after voters renewed the toll by a slim margin.
ENCORE Academy seeks more students and a new building
The elementary school currently has 197 students but its leader hopes to enroll 275 next year.
International School of Louisiana board approves expanding to second campus
The new site, at 1516 Thalia St. just off St. Charles Avenue, will house roughly 457 fourth- and fifth-graders.
New Beginnings requires ‘major overhaul’ in special ed, charter school official says
New Beginnings' special ed students fare poorly on state measures when it comes to dropout rates, English and math, official says.
New Beginnings needs stricter policies for using federal dollars, audit says
New Beginnings spent $64,000 in Title I money on a teacher who was not qualified to receive the funds, audit says.
New group makes timely debut in fight against lead poisoning
The link between lead poisoning and crime is a mystery that none of the usual hypotheses — such as “get tough” police laws — can explain.
Community outcry causes TV show to remove ‘dangerous’ label for John McDonogh Senior High
The Lens live-blogged Tuesday night's meeting of the John McDonogh Advisory Board.
