Sens and Hoffman “engaged in a rigged bidding process in which real bids would be submitted, along with phony bids, to give the appearance of competition.”
About 82 percent of students at the A school qualify for the federal free and reduced price lunch program.
The checks were written to an organization led by the school's former business manager.
Ban on laptops in the courtroom lifted; reporters can sign up for Web access for real-time reporting.
The myriad criminal-justice agencies in New Orleans have benefitted from efforts by a local foundation to increase the efficiency and cooperation of sharing information. But even the federal supporters of the program have raised questions about who's in charge -- and who will have to pay to maintain this new system.
The state counts students on Oct. 1 and Feb. 1 to determine how much money to reimburse the school for student expenses.
Only four of 18 French exchange teachers at the charter say they are willing to stay next year.
John Sens resigned from his late Friday as a federal grand jury investigates contracting at the jail complex.