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Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
FirstLine Schools board meeting agenda released
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Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Eastern New Orleans students want more reliable, faster bus service
Benjamin Franklin students who live in eastern New Orleans have made their voices heard – they want a more reliable form of transportation to and from school, and they want it soon. A vigorous protest by more than 20 students, who are also associated with the Vietnamese American Young Leaders Association of New Orleans, preceded […]
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Land Use
$166G in taxpayer loans, yet council member's property still a wreck
Nine-month deadline passes, but councilman’s property shows little evidence of generous government support.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Juvenile justice report raps Jindal for 'backsliding'
Advocates for young people slipping into the clutches of the criminal justice system took to the steps of the statehouse today and called on Governor Bobby Jindal to stop “backsliding” on his commitment to reform the state’s notorious juvenile justice system and instead support programs that favor rehabilitation over punishment. In a report called What’s […]
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Morris Jeff 2012-13 budget available for review
View the proposed budget documents at the following link here.
Posted inSquandered Heritage
Two council members continue work stoppage
More reporters than City Council members attended today’s non-meeting of the city’s legislative branch, which again was stymied by the absence of Jon Johnson and Cynthia Hedge-Morrell.
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Crescent City Schools management group discusses vision for merger and expansion
The boards of Harriet Tubman Charter School and Akili Academy of New Orleans came together Wednesday night to discuss the future vision of the charter management organization that will soon run them both, Crescent City Schools. The organization, which took over Tubman last summer, received the go-ahead in March from the state Board of Elementary […]
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School bags MFP windfall; band books Saints halftime gig; repairs ongoing
Warren Easton has received an additional $237,000 in per-pupil state allocations, the school’s board of directors learned at their monthly meeting May 17 Financial officer Mike Greer said Warren Easton received the Minimum Foundation Program money after making final adjustments of the school’s enrollment. The board then accepted the financial report as submitted by the […]
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Grandiere still in the running for general director; board member quits over email
At their monthly meeting, May 14, directors of Lycee Francais cast an eye toward the year ahead and the pending move to a new campus on State Street. Newly installed board chairman Dr. Jean Montes began with a brief introduction and spoke of the school’s mission before yielding to the board’s treasurer and the school’s […]