At its September monthly meeting, the Andrew Wilson board discussed various revenue streams and fundraising endeavors to pay for its after-school programs. Board member Nancy Marshall said the scheduled fundraiser on October 23 might be cancelled because some donors and participants cited time constraints due to involvement in upcoming local and national elections on November […]
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Sheriff asking to make the city a co-defendant in prison lawsuit
Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman is trying to spread anticipated financial pain at his jail complex to Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s administration. Gusman’s attorneys filed papers Friday with U.S. District Judge Lance Africk seeking to include the city as a third-party defendant in an ongoing lawsuit alleging that Gusman has been running an unconstitutional, unsafe jail […]
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Board approves revised budget, unanimously re-elects leadership
The FirstLine Schools board of directors voted unanimously to approve a revised final budget for the 2012-2013 school year at their monthly meeting, September 26. The final budget for the upcoming year still comes in around the projected $26 million, according to finance committee chair Stephen Rosenthal. “The minor revisions in the budget are due […]
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Board considers moving upper grades from Camp Street to West Bank campus
The Board of Trustees for the International School of Louisiana met at the Jefferson campus on September 26 to discuss plans to possibly move facilities in the 2013-2014 school year. Head of school Sean Wilson said that ISL is considering shifting grades 5 through 8 from the Camp Street campus to the Olivier campus on […]
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New Beginnings hires new CEO, adds classes to school calendar
New Beginnings Charter School’s board of directors announced Sametta Brown as its new chief executive officer Wednesday night. The board expressed frustration with the Recovery School District’s OneApp unified enrollment syndrome. The enrollment projections fell short by 206 students, leaving the network with 1811 students. The shortage equates to a difference of more than $1.5 […]
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Skies will soon buzz with drones—but cops may not like it
They say character is what you do when no one else is watching. But these days I’m wondering: What if someone’s always watching? What happens to character then? And that leads to larger questions, such as how do you even form an authentic “self” in a surveillance society? When Plato wrote The Republic 24 centuries ago, […]
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Foundation gives $15 million to improve city's charter schools
A national philanthropic organization is donating $15 million to support continued changes to the educational landscape in New Orleans. The Laura and John Arnold Foundation, created by retired billionaire energy trader John Arnold, is giving the cash to organizations that support New Orleans’ charter schools, such as the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools; school-choice […]
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Future of school governance? Make your voice heard
The Orleans Public Education Network is hosting a series of community discussions on the future of public school governance in New Orleans. The series intends to ensure the community is heard in the governance conversation, network executive director Deidre Johnson Burel said. The meetings will be held each Saturday during the month of October, to […]
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Grant would aid students with disabilities; One App admissions process spurned
Hynes has teamed up with Lusher and Audubon charter schools to apply for a state grant that would fund academic services for students with disabilities, school officials said at September’s monthly board meeting. If the application is successful, each school would receive $50,000 from Believe and Include, a $4 million state program to advance academic […]
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Four-school charter network hires RSD exec as chief executive
Capital One-New Beginnings Charter School Network’s board of directors voted Wednesday evening to hire Sametta Brown as the new leader of the four-campus charter-management organization. Brown was one of two finalists interviewed publicly Sept. 20 by the board. As the new chief executive officer, she will oversee the network’s four schools as well as central […]