In 2006—before the parish president’s great fall—a Carnival float depicted Broussard as Humpty Dumpty. Photo: Photo: Infrogmation (Creative Commons) “I only pray in public,” said my friend Clint, with a sly wink, before we grilled pork steaks and watched the Saints fall to the Packers. The quip tickled me. It also brought to mind a recent […]
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Jindal's path to be determined by presidential election results
What’s next, Bobby? In a career marked by a series of stepping-stone jobs – with the White House increasingly apparent as the ultimate goal – Gov. Bobby Jindal’s future will depend on who wins November’s presidential election. Ironically, a victory for his party’s standard-bearer, Mitt Romney, would force Jindal to postpone his presidential ambitions until […]
Posted inInvestigations, Schools
Money, control and perception are keys as charters consider switch to Orleans Parish School Board
From left, Martin Behrman, Arthur Ashe and KIPP Believe are three campuses that are likely to be eligible to return to the oversight of the Orleans Parish School Board, above. Photo by Jessica Williams Several more independent charter school leaders soon will find themselves facing a question that several others, including Sophie B. Wright Charter […]
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Vacation move to new campus postponed; enrollment lag blamed on storm, vouchers
The former Frantz Elementary building will not be ready in time for the scheduled Dec. 26 move-in date, members of the Benjamin E. Mays Preparatory School board learned at their monthly meeting, Oct. 2. Mays principal Shanda Gentry was informed of the delay via email from Lona Hankins, the Recovery School District’s director of capital […]
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Replay: Tuesday's Orleans Parish School Board candidate forum
The Cowen Institute and a host of other organizations hosted a forum for Orleans Parish School Board candidates Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. I live-blogged the event, and The Lens streamed video as well. Both are posted below. Here’s the full list of candidates. To learn more about them, see The Lens’ previous coverage. And here’s a […]
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Einstein agenda released
The agenda for tonight’s meeting is reprinted below: NOTICE THE EINSTEIN GROUP, INC. BOARD MEETING Tuesday, October 2, 2012, 6:00 P.M. Einstein Charter School Village De L’est Community Bldg. 5100 Cannes Street, NOLA 70129 The Board of Trustees of the Einstein Group, Inc. (“Einstein”) will meet on Tuesday, October 2, 2012, at 6:00 p.m., at […]
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Collegiate Academies board accepts resignation of Dana Henry
The board of Collegiate Academies met Wednesday night to accept the resignation of community outreach committee director Dana Henry. Henry has entered the race for the New Orleans City Council District E seat, recently vacated when Councilman Jon Johnson’s abruptly resigned. According to state law, no one running for a public office can also sit […]
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September board meeting agenda
Review the Collegiate Academies September board meeting agenda here.
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LFNO announces board retreat
View the notice for the October 4 retreat here.
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
School to monitor mid-year transfer numbers; board passes 2012-13 budget
The board governing Crocker Arts and Technology School held its first meeting in the school’s new building on Sept. 29. Crocker occupies the first and third floors of the new campus, located at 2301 Marengo St., with ENCORE Academy operating on the second floor. Treasurer John Tobler presented the final version of the 2012-13 budget […]