Review the detailed agenda for the April 17 meeting.
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Shortage in federal cash for some schools; pre-test results improve
The ReNEW Board of Directors discussed a shortage in federal funding for students at its accelerated high schools on Thursday. Some students at the accelerated high schools aren’t eligible for federal Title I funding, the board has learned. The government doles out this cash to schools with high percentages of low-income students, but schools that […]
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Board meeting agenda released
The agenda content is pasted below: INNOVATORS IN MILESTONES, INC 5951 Patton Street. New Orleans, LA 70115-3232 (504) 894-0557 Board of Trustees Meeting Agenda 5951 Patton Street New Orleans, LA 70115 7:00PM Monday, April 16, 2012 Call to Order Roll Call Meditation Pledge of Allegiance Potential Board Members – Interviews Board Reports: · Facilities Director’s […]
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
FirstLine Schools board meeting agenda released
Review the April 24 meeting agenda here.
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Board meeting agenda released
Review the details of the April 24 meeting here.
Posted inSchools
OPSB may shuffle, combine campuses
By Jessica Williams, The Lens staff writer | The Orleans Parish School Board has announced next year’s school building assignments and schools’ long-term homes for the 17 schools they govern. Some changes may be news to parents, though others were detailed at previous board meetings. Next year, McDonogh No. 35 and the Architecture Design and […]
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Investigations, Land Use
Despite $200,000 in recovery grants, Treme mansion faces demolition
Whether a Treme house gets demolished or purposely dismantled — in spite of the city’s stop-work order — it’s clear that thousands in rebuilding money isn’t saving an architectural gem.
Posted inInvestigations
Lens honored with top award for reporting on story about struggling 9th Ward homeowner
The Lens has been honored as the best online news operation for audio investigative reporting in a four-state region by the Radio Television Digital News Association. The Lens received the 2012 regional Edward R. Murrow first-place award for our story on the struggles of one 9th Ward homeowner, Kisa Holmes. The story documented Holmes’ struggles […]
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Recruitment drive flies high as new school nears completion; 'blueberry smurf' furniture on order
Fannie C. Williams has received a combined total of over $300,000 in grants from the Public Charter School Program and the Walton Foundation, board members learned at their monthly meeting, April 10 . The school is also pursuing funding from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation as a participant in the foundation’s Challenge for a […]
Posted inOpinion
Hard work ahead: Making 'good enough' schools truly excellent
Nearly 80 percent of New Orleans public school students attend charter schools, more than in any other city in America. That puts us on the cutting edge of a nationwide school reform effort. But what makes New Orleans even more striking is this: to date, we’ve led the nation in our willingness to transform low-performing […]