The ISL finance committee will hold budget hearings at 4pm this afternoon during the Finance Committee meeting at the Camp St. campus. The public may inspect ISL’s Budget Review document here, as well as the entire proposed 2012-13 budget here.
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GOP strategist saw gay marriage shift gaining momentum
In light of my last post on President Obama’s repositioning in support of gay-marriage rights, I found this recent GOP strategy memo fascinating. It’s from President George W. Bush’s 2004 pollster, Jan R. van Lohuizen. Within a few years of Bush’s re-election victory – after a campaign heavy with anti-gay-marriage tub-thumping, van Lohuizen crunched the […]
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Algiers charter board meets in private building with little notice
By Jessica Williams, The Lens staff writer | The board of trustees for the Algiers Charter School Association met Monday night to discuss their chief executive officer’s departure – but it didn’t notify the news media of the meeting and they held it at a private office building in the Central Business District. Shortly after […]
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Board irked by last-minute salary hikes; withholds approval of admin raises
At their monthly meeting, May 10, Success Preparatory Academy board members approved teacher pay raises and new hires for next year, but postponed approving raises for administrators until the school’s finance committee has reviewed the details. Board members expressed frustration with next year’s budget numbers, noting that they had approved an extra $100,000 to fund two new […]
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Funding cuts and low school scores offset by selection for federal arts program
At their monthly board meeting, May 10, ReNEW’s board of directors learned about new programs and cuts to anticipated funding reimbursements. Controller Tanya Bryant said cuts from the federal Title I program – which augments funding for low-income and at-risk students – came to about $80,000 after it was determined that students over age 18 […]
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Board meeting agenda released
Review the detailed board agenda for tomorrow’s meeting here.
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Board meeting agenda released
Review the schedule for tonight’s meeting here.
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Not so fast on superintendent, one peeved board member says
By Jessica Williams, The Lens staff writer | While Orleans Parish School Board President Thomas Robichaux has made his pick for the system’s interim superintendent clear, at least one board member disagrees and plans on offering other candidates. Robichaux said Thursday night that he’s going to nominate Stan Smith, the district’s chief financial officer, to […]
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Board works to address anticipated budget crunch
While anticipating next month’s release of testing scores that will show whether schools are meeting academic performance targets, the board of New Orleans College Preparatory Academies was presented with a new challenge at its monthly meeting, May 8: the network faces a budget deficit which, at current rates, will leave it in the red in […]
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Obama catches gay marriage trend, but what about Louisiana?
Last week President Barack Obama publicly unveiled his now fully “evolved” belief that same-sex couples should be allowed to marry. Media reports called his announcement a “watershed move.” I disagree. While Obama’s statement might be historic, it merely follows a watershed change in American attitude that occurred over a year ago. It’s important to remember […]