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. […]
Board meets group of parents and faculty from elementary school it will take over next year
Parents of Craig Elementary School students got a chance on Jan. 26 to meet with the charter board — Friends of King Inc. — selected to take over the Treme school in an attempt to turn it around academically. Some parents expressed resistance to the very idea of chartering, but seemed to grow more optimistic […]
Meeting agenda released
The Milestone/SABIS board meeting agenda may be viewed here.
Rage over victim’s arrest record should be directed at NOPD
As I concluded some small talk with a friend this morning, he turned to go but then whirled around and said, “Interesting report by The Lens yesterday.” He didn’t have to elaborate. I knew he referred to the article about New Orleans Police Department’s delay in issuing a statement on Mike Ainsworth, the Good Samaritan […]
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 […]
NORD finalist asks for public discussion
By Matt Davis, The Lens staff writer | One of the finalists to run the city’s recreation program asked this week that a discussion of his candidacy be held in public, rather than in a closed-door session of the screening committee, city records show. Two days after that request, a subcommittee of the New Orleans […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]