By Ariella Cohen, The Lens staff writer | The city’s independent police monitor hired last year to be a watchdog for the New Orleans Police Department needs more money to do the job her office was created to do, she told the City Council today. Susan Hutson’s three-person office is part of the Office of […]
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Tomorrow's board meeting agenda released
Review the details of the agenda for tomorrow’s meeting at the following link: MJCS Board Agenda.10.27.2011
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Algiers Charter School Board releases agenda
Click the following link to review the agenda for tomorrow’s meeting at Martin Behrman Academy: ACSA Regular Board Agenda 10-27-2011A
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Busing costs may lead to city vouchers; math gets a push; top student interviewed by Nike
The Miller-McCoy Academy board of directors met for an hour on Oct. 24 to discuss the school’s progress, review financials, and discuss transportation costs. With nine of 15 board members absent, the meeting failed to achieve a quorum, so no votes were taken. To cut down on the expense of bus service, a major budget […]
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Like Vitter, Nungesser opted for racist ads, not serious proposals
Notice which way the flow is now heading. In the final week of the race for lieutenant governor, candidate Billy Nungesser, the president of Plaquemines Parish, thought he would win if he carried both Orleans and Jefferson parishes. Well, he did carry both — Jefferson easily, Orleans by a nose — but still lost to […]
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Board chooses a marketing company to get word out
Faced with a new $1,500-a-month expense or the prospect of fewer students enrolling, the board that oversees Lycee Francais charter school opted to hire a marketing company to raise awareness of the new school. Black Olive Marketing will now handle the campaign for the board of Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle Orleans. Black Olive had been doing […]
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School dumps for-profit manager, citing fees, broken promises; reapplication rule draws ire
The board of Intercultural Charter School met Oct. 20, at 6:00 p.m. before an audience of 36, including a reporter from The Lens. Members present were: Alvaro Alcazar, Kathleen Carlin, Vong Nguyen, Cam-Thanh Tran, Francis Cascio, Jerome Jordan, Amy Scalia, Ed Blouin, Tap Bui and Claudia Duque. Tran, the board’s chair, said the school’s decision to […]
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Guide to participation in budget is released
New Orleans citizens interested in learning more about, and getting involved in, the city’s budget process can download a new guide created by an open-government coalition. The New Orleans Coalition on Open Governance produced the guide to encourage residents to become more active in the public-hearing process, which began Tuesday. The Lens is one of […]
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Land Use
Plans for Central City reception hall pit cousin against cousin at hearing on zone change
By Karen Gadbois, The Lens staff writer | An after-the-fact request for a zoning change pitted cousin against cousin this week at the City Planning Commission meeting. According to developer Earl Myers, in December 2010 the city Department of Safety and Permits issued him a permit for commercial renovation of his Central City property, a […]
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Hike sought in enrollment, parent involvement; options discussed include pre-K, sports, music
Cash flow concerns, student achievement and the draft of a three-year development plan were the focus of greatest attention at the monthly meeting of the Benjamin E. Mays Preparatory Academy charter school board, on Oct. 24. Board members Sidney Barthelemy, Kristen Ponthier, John Williams, and Todd James were present; member Morgan Williams participated by phone. […]