I’ve been to Peru and old Pompeii, Along the Inca Trail and the Appian Way, Up slippery slopes and down treacherous ravines, But I’ve never seen streets like in New Orleans! Apart from the levees, the city is flat; Ain’t no topography to know where yat. Yet the people down here all drive SUV’s To […]
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Loans to help fund NOMMA construction; board approves auditorium lease
The New Orleans Military/Maritime Academy on Thursday moved several steps closer to securing funding for the projected $14.1 million renovation and construction of a permanent facility in Algiers’ Federal City development. Gathered in a temporary site once intended to be a U.S. Navy hospital, seven members of the school’s board of directors voted unanimously to […]
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Board affirms current co-leaders; holds off on One App for 2012-13
At their Oct. 11 board of directors meeting, the Advocates for Science and Mathematics Education Inc. heard the pros and cons of One App, the Recovery School District’s (RSD) blanket application for student enrollment. Rose Peterson, Director of the Eastbank Collaborative of Charter Schools, of which Sci High is a member, was critical of One […]
Posted inSquandered Heritage
From preservation to demolition: Another moved house facing bulldozer
A second house moved to make way for a massive new hospital complex in Lower Mid-City is being considered for demolition after standing open to the elements for months. The city spent $35,450 to move the house, an effort to preserve part of the city’s historic housing stock. The fate of the house, now in […]
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Audubon committee begins exploring creation of new high school
Uptown Messenger has the story here.
Posted inEnvironment
Corps didn't follow instructions when installing gauges in canals
The reason some critical water gauges in outfall canals failed during Hurricane Isaac is simple: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers didn’t follow the installation instructions for the sensors. After the 2011 hurricane season, the corps replaced the gauge sensors in the three outfall canals with ones that work by radar. The new sensors, which […]
Posted inInside the News Room
Replay: Thursday night panel on future of media in New Orleans
Video streaming by Ustream Presented by the Press Club of New Orleans. Video provided through The Lens, in conjunction with the New Orleans Digital News Alliance
Posted inEnvironment, Opinion
Where’s the outrage over the city’s lead-poisoning problem?
The arrows point to blood cells damaged by lead poisoning. After witnessing the collective outrage over a belated water advisory, I’ve changed my mind. I no longer believe lead-poisoned children should bleed from their eyeballs. Let me explain. On Monday the Sewerage and Water Board announced that a brief power outage had caused water pressure […]
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Lawmakers cool on session to reverse Jindal's hospital cuts
A legislative bid to reverse Gov. Bobby Jindal’s cuts in health care services for the poor and uninsured seems likely to fail. In a survey by The Lens state legislators from Orleans, Jefferson and St. Tammany parishes expressed doubt that the political will exists to call the Legislature into special session next month to restore […]
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Savings will plug deficit due to higher costs, fewer students than expected
Pride College Prep expects revenues for the current year to fall short by $186,000, a deficit of about 5.5 percent in the school’s $3.4 million operating budget, board members learned at their monthly meeting on Tuesday. Finance director Simone Green said administrators will dip into savings to cover the shortfall, the first time in its […]