“Simply put, the Ray Nagin of 2013 is almost unrecognizable as the man who swept New Orleans off its feet in 2002,” writes Gordon Russell.
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Charter school boards do better job of following budgeting law
Last year, most of the charter boards failed to follow state law requiring them to keep the public informed of their budgeting process. This year, 25 of the 43 schools complied, and another dozen came close.
Posted inLand Use, Squandered Heritage
Lots of paving, no permit: Board of Zoning Adjustment to review more concrete lawns
Pave first, ask permission later: That seems to be the philosophy in three cases before the city.
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Four school moves leaves Moton parents eager for permanent site
Students at Robert Russa Moton Charter School need a permanent school.
That was the message several parents and teachers delivered to Moton’s governing board during its quarterly meeting Jan. 16.
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Lake Forest beefs up tutoring for struggling students before LEAP
Students and staff at Lake Forest Elementary Charter school are gearing up for the next round of state testing.
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Success Prep leaders search for space as school grows
At their Jan. 10 meeting, board members at Success Preparatory Academy discussed reaching out to larger corporations for sponsorships and looking to re-configure the school building in order to accommodate more students.
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Jacobs lobbies Ben Franklin board about merits of OneApp system
Board members for Benjamin Franklin High School don’t appear to be racing to join OneApp, the new centralized student application system that allows parents to apply to multiple charter schools by filling out one form.
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Sci High leaders grapple with new school grading formula
With the state changing its formula for how it grades schools, teachers and administrators at New Orleans Charter Science and Math High School taking a hard look at what and how students learn.
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Board meets privately to discuss union request for teacher records
The McDonogh City Park Academy board of directors held a closed-door meeting last week to discuss the status of a public records request they said was sent by a local teachers union to every school in the city.
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Morris Jeff Community School still looking for new location
As the lease for Morris Jeff Community School is set to expire at the end of the school year, board members at Thursday’s meeting were anxious to find a new location for the school’s students.