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Posted inCharter Schools, Schools

Board hears reports on school construction and temporary office; seeks $5 million literacy grant

Finances and campus facility changes were the topics of discussion at the monthly meeting of the FirstLine charter school board, Jan. 24. A financial summary for the 2012 school year projects $1,051,631 will be available in the net fund to operate FirstLine’s network of schools: Arthur Ashe, Samuel J. Green, John Dibert and Joseph S. […]

Posted inCriminal Justice, Government & Politics

Anxious Algiers residents seek answers to crime day after Samaritan killed in carjacking

By Kelsey Foster, The Lens contributing writer | A day after a good Samaritan was shot and killed while trying to stop a carjacking in Algiers Point, a beefed-up police presence was evident in the usually quiet West Bank neighborhood, as police cars trolled the streets and a helicopter circled above. But the efforts of […]

Posted inOpinion

Failure of climate talks imperils nowhere more than state coast

December’s climate change conference in Durban, South Africa, was, as these conferences usually are, more style than substance. Small steps were taken here and there – the Green Climate Fund, formation of new ad hoc committees, increased support to developing countries – but ultimately, delegates walked away without a legally binding agreement to reduce the […]

Posted inCharter Schools, Schools

Board no-shows make for a voteless meeting; academic benchmark scores called 'alarming'

Enforcement and possible amendment of the organization’s rules dominated discussion at the monthly meeting of the board that governs Andrew H. Wilson Charter  School, but no votes could be taken because not enough members showed up for the Jan. 24 session. Four of eight members of the Broadmoor Charter School Board were present, but Darek […]

Posted inCriminal Justice, Government & Politics

Despite recent practices, NOPD silent on arrest record of Samaritan killed in Algiers

Update, 2:35: The city, through its Nola Ready alert system, has released the victim’s criminal record.   By Karen Gadbois, The Lens staff writer | In what appears to be a departure from the recent New Orleans Police Department practice of releasing criminal records of homicide victims, the department has not released the arrest record […]

Posted inGovernment & Politics

Mayor, independent NORD commission reach same conclusion; 4 to interview for top job

By Matt Davis, The Lens staff writer | A subcommittee of the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission aiming to recommend a new chief executive insisted this afternoon that it is independent, despite following Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s latest wishes on the issue to the letter. An assistant city attorney working with the subcommittee also appeared to […]