Former governor Buddy Roemer is doing exactly the wrong thing. Instead of making overtures to the Occupy Wall Street movement, he should get in a fight with them. A viral video of Roemer confronting a protester and landing a punch might be the last, best hope for his campaign. Surely it would catapult him past the […]
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Clark to create alternative school; others in network operating within budgets
FirstLine School board met Sept. 29 to make decisions and discuss new plans and concerns for its group of charter schools: Samuel J. Green Charter School, Arthur Ashe Charter School, John Dibert Community School, and Joseph S. Clark, which includes The NET Charter High. FirstLine also supports NOLA 180, the board of Langston Hughes Academy […]
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FirstLine shortcomings identified; fundraiser exceeds expectations
NOLA 180, the board that governs Langston Hughes Academy Charter School, met on Sept. 29, a half hour after its scheduled 6 p.m. start time because a prior meeting of the school’s manager, FirstLine, ran long. Board members Kathleen Padian, D’Juan Hernandez, Dow Edwards, Adrian Morgan, CEO Jay Altman, and Kristina Kent were present as […]
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Art and music offerings to grow; KaBoom playground build-out in early November
Note: this report has been corrected to state that the pumpkin patch is part of a charity drive by First Presbyterian Church, and is not affiliated with Lycée Français. The Lycée Français School Board met on Oct. 10 at 6 p.m. in the First Presbyterian Church sanctuary. Board members Kenneth Charity and Jean Montes were absent. Consul Général Jean-Claude […]
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Algiers Charter Schools Association ends retirement benefit for more than 600 teachers
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct erroneous information first released and then amended by a spokesman for the Algiers Charter School Association. Algiers Technology Academy should not have been on the list of schools where retirement benefits have been canceled, thus reducing the number of teachers and schools affected. Faced with sharply […]
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Like national group, Occupy Nola could learn from Tea Party
The Great Recession officially began in December 2007 and lasted until June 2009. However, the profoundly un-hopeful post-recession “recovery” continues, and it has helped the Tea Party emerge as the major political movement of the past two years. Passionate Tea Party demonstrations have succeeded in pushing Republican candidates to the right, and supporters helped the […]