Review the NOMMA board meeting agenda for tomorrow night’s meeting here.
Posted inOpinion
Changes at The Times-Picayune lay bare the roots of a national trend
The recent changes at The Times-Picayune to stop publishing a daily paper and instead publish three days a week are unfortunate for the residents of the city and surrounding areas. However, it was only a matter of time before this or something similar happened given what’s been happening to newspapers across the country for the […]
Posted inInvestigations
The Lens honored with Murrow Award for investigative report
The Lens has won a prestigious National Edward R. Murrow Award for its reporting on one homeowner’s ultimately unsuccessful six-year struggle to get back into her Katrina-damaged house. The story and related audio piece were reported in partnership with Bob Butler, a fellow with the G.W. Williams Center for Independent Journalism based in San Francisco. […]
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Proposed budget released
Here is ISL’s proposed 2012-13 budget spreadsheet.
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Board meeting agenda released
Below is a reprint of the notice given for today’s board meeting: FY13 Budget meeting – Monday June 11, 2012 at 4:00 pm in Hynes Libary This meeting will be followed by: Hynes Charter School Corporation Board Meeting Monday, June 11, 2012 5:00 p.m. Edward Hynes Charter School 990 Harrison Ave. New Orleans, LA 70124 […]
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Board meeting agenda released
Review the agenda for tonight’s meeting here.
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Andrew Wilson Charter School's budget expected to increase 9.7 percent
At the June 4 annual budget hearing, Andrew Wilson Charter School Principal Logan Crowe and Director of Operations Darius Munchak projected a nearly 10 percent increase for the 2012-2013 budget over last year’s actual expenditures. The school spent about $4.7 million last year and expects to spend less than $5.2 million in this upcoming school […]
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[Corrected:] School faces $1.4 million deficit; leaders will trim resources, increase enrollment
Correction: An earlier version of this report mistakenly described NOCP’s deficit as a debt. New Orleans College Prep Charter School faces a $1.4 million debt deficit that, if left as is, could persist into the 2013-2014 school year. To prevent that, the school has decided to beef up its enrollment, terminate one position, and cut […]
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Edward Hynes Charter plans 11 percent increase
The board that runs Edward Hynes Charter announced an 11 percent increase in the first draft of its 2012 – 2013 budget. The board will hold a public hearing on the budget on Monday, June 11 at 4:30 p.m. at 990 Harrison Avenue. Next year’s budget is $5.4 million, up from 4.9 million last year. […]
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Board meeting agenda released
Review the LFNO regular meeting agenda here.