The board of Audubon Charter School met Oct. 15. Four school staff members were present, plus an auditor and a reporter for The Lens. The good news was very good indeed. The school performance score, recently released, stands at 120.3, up from 114.1. This earned Audubon an A-plus state ranking for the past year. The […]
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Board meeting agenda released
Reprinted below: Hynes Charter School Corporation Board Meeting Monday, October 24, 2011 5:00 p.m. Edward Hynes Charter School 3774 Gentilly Blvd New Orleans, LA 70122 Agenda 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Agenda 4. Approval of Minutes Standing Items 1. Opportunity for public comment 2. Facilities update – Ken Ducote 3. […]
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Come on, Buddy! Take my advice or I’m going to occupy Hawaii
Nobody’s listening to me. Presidential candidate Buddy Roemer won’t heed my advice to stage a fight with Occupy Wall Street protesters. And the local Occupy Nola movement refuses to focus their message, as I suggested.
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Recruitment effort under way; SABIS seeks sister school; board member Piglia resigns
The board of Milestone SABIS Academy of New Orleans met Oct. 17, at 7:00 p.m. Members present were Leslie Ellison, Nayita Wilson and Tania Moore. Lorin Crenshaw was absent due to a work conflict and Tom Piglia was absent due to illness. The audience of four included a reporter from The Lens. In Crenshaw’s absence, […]
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A-plus score earns applause; PTO commits to help fund pool in new school building
The board of directors of Lake Forest Elementary Charter School met Tuesday, Oct. 18, at 1:30 p.m., to review academic progress and receive updates on funding and building construction. Six of seven members were present; Donald Plate was absent. CEO/Principal Mardele Early began the meeting by announcing Lake Forest’s school performance score. The A-plus rating […]
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Budget looks good; math and reading scores need work; two board candidates introduced
Results from the first quarterly interim assessment tests shows that despite some progress, ARISE Academy Elementary Charter School students are still behind the state average in math and reading, the charter school’s board of directors learned at their October monthly meeting. Board Chair Jen Walcott called the board meeting into order at 6:36 p.m, Oct. […]
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Investigations
Walmart coming to Gentilly with the aid of a federal grant
Despite statements from three city officials that Walmart would build in Gentilly with no government assistance, the retailer is like to benefit from as $2.7 million in federal grants.
Posted inSchools
Algiers teachers who lost retirement benefits plan strategy, get support from officials
By Jessica Williams, The Lens staff writer | Less than two weeks after the Algiers Charter School Association announced its decision to cut retirement benefits for more than 400 employees, Algiers charter school teachers and other education stakeholders met Wednesday night to discuss ways to protest the change. The group is calling itself the Algiers […]
Posted inCriminal Justice, Government & Politics
Juvenile jail — a.k.a. 'Youth Study Center' — draws fire in studies by advocacy groups
By Matt Davis, The Lens staff writer | Recent disciplinary actions at the city’s juvenile prison, along with a pair of damning new reports, raise fresh questions about the safety of juvenile detention centers in New Orleans and across the state and country. Documents released in response to a public-records request from The Lens show […]
Posted inOpinion
RTA lists worthy projects; let's be sure they're well designed
TIGER III dollars would link and extend streetcar service. By Stephen Crim, The Lens contributing opinion writer | With applications due at the end of the month for TIGER III grants for transportation infrastructure, the federal government will soon be playing Santa Claus to transit agencies around the nation. As in the past, the New […]