Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas announced today he will no longer release the arrest records of homicide victims, reversing a controversial and unevenly applied practice.
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Move to new school gains momentum; 8th-graders dream of D.C.; LEAP tests loom
Milestone/SABIS Academy will proceed with acquisition of 5.5 acres in Gentilly as the site for a new school, board members learned at their January meeting. Board member Lorin Crenshaw said the facilities committee will proceed to evaluate the construction firms that have expressed interest in the project. Local and national firms have been asked to […]
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Wilson asks for modular classrooms as board debates rate of expansion and school takeovers
With the school’s Olivier Street campus on lockdown as the result of a fatal shooting in the neighborhood, the board of the International School of Louisiana gathered on Jan. 25 for a three-hour meeting at the school’s Camp Street campus. Head of schools Sean Wilson gave a presentation about ISL’s current and future expansion plans. […]
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A tree grows in Orleans — in fact 10,000 new ones since Katrina
In December 2006, it was another dreary day for a crestfallen city shrouded in fog, but the honking of horns, the whoops from drivers, the volunteers jumping from their cars in business suits all gave energy to a tree-planting effort along Elysian Fields Avenue. For many, it was the first solid sign of recovery, a […]
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Parents meet new school leaders
Despite a vow by a failed charter operator to fight the state’s revocation of its contract to run McDonogh No. 42, , an attitude of cordiality prevailed at tonight’s open-house to introduce parents to the new charter operator. Treme Charter School Association officials, who will continue running the school for the next several months, warmly […]
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Group stripped of charter introduces McDonogh 42 parents to new leaders
By Jessica Williams, The Lens staff writer | Despite a vow by a failed charter operator to fight the state’s revocation of its contract to run McDonogh No. 42, , an attitude of cordiality prevailed at tonight’s open-house to introduce parents to the new charter operator. Treme Charter School Association officials, who will continue running […]
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Supplemental services hired in struggle to raise school's performance score; takeover feared
The Treme Charter School Association has voted to increase supplemental services for targeted students in preparation for spring testing. The board, which governs McDonogh 42 Elementary Charter School, met Jan. 28. Prior to the meeting the school hosted a community forum. About 40 people were in attendance and 10 stayed for the board meeting. “The […]
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Playground, lunch terrace and safety plans dominate board's agenda
Work hard, play hard. At its monthly meeting on Jan. 28, the Advocates for Arts Based Education Corp., the board governing Lusher Charter School, discussed the new playground and the upcoming lunch terrace at the Willow Street campus as well as a new safety plan. “Thanks to the Friends of Lusher … we have a […]
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School move pushed into the fall term – unless Batiste can convince RSD otherwise
The projected completion date of Fannie C. Williams’ new school is September 2012, a month later than originally scheduled, the school’s board of directors learned at their meeting, Jan. 19. Principal Kelly Batiste said Recovery School District officials informed her that construction delays were to blame for the setback. It means the move will happen […]
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Parents seek opportunities to volunteer; gifts and cost-cutting close budget gap
Parents once again made their voices heard at the monthly meeting of the New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy charter school board, Jan. 27. This time they came to offer their help. “First, I would like to say that I am satisfied with the school,” said parent Nicole Coleman. “I struggled with my daughter to […]