Encore Academy, one of the first charter schools approved by the Orleans Parish School Board since the board chartered the bulk of its schools following Hurricane Katrina, is ready for the 2012-2013 school year, board members announced Tuesday at their monthly meeting. The type-one charter school, which shares an Uptown campus with the new state-of-the-art Crocker Arts and […]
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Inspector general rips S&WB as agency angles for huge rate hike
In a scathing denunciation of the Sewerage & Water Board, city Inspector General Ed Quatrevaux has advised Mayor Mitch Landrieu to hold off on a giant rate hike sought by the agency until key reforms have been implemented. Click here for updates to this story throughout the day No one doubts the need for infrastructure […]
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Music and arts-based start-up ready to open the curtain under OPSB direction
Encore Academy, one of the first new charter schools approved by the Orleans Parish School Board since the board chartered the bulk of its schools following Hurricane Katrina, is ready for the 2012-2013 school year, board members announced Tuesday at their monthly meeting. Note: The above has been edited for clarity. The type-one charter school, […]
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Top 10 academic ranking in key courses complemented by steady growth of AP
With 2011-2012 final grades and advanced-placement data in hand, New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics High School continues to show steady improvement on an already strong record of student performance, board members learned at their monthly meeting, July 12. Sci High ranked in the top 10 citywide on all four course exams: sixth in English, […]
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Treme Charter School Assoc. withdraws, citing progress, but not enough of it
On Wednesday afternoon, in a corner of the East New Orleans Public Library, the Treme Charter School Association held their final board meeting, ending a five-year struggle by the community group to upgrade a troubled elementary school. “Looking back we needed more money and more time,” said former board president Rosalyn Smith. “When you go […]
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Sophie B. Wright Board adds AP courses, hires finance director
Many of the students at Sophie B. Wright Charter School will have their first experience with Advanced Placement classes this fall as part of the school’s improved high school curriculum. Principal Sharon Latten Clark announced the addition of four AP courses including literature, music theory, U.S. history, and world history at the June 27 board […]
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Recovery School District unveils disadvantaged business program
Socially and economically disadvantaged businesses gained another ally Monday when the state-run Recovery School District announced the creation of a program aimed at improving their odds of obtaining school construction contracts The new policy says that the district should make every effort to ensure that 25 percent of all construction work is provided by disadvantaged […]
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School Board to consider lawsuit, single enrollment application
The Orleans Parish School Board could move as soon as Tuesday toward suing the state over its private-school voucher program. The board is also expected to announce whether it plans to adopt and manage the Recovery School District’s OneApp process, which is meant to streamline student enrollment applications. Board members tentatively approved two resolutions Thursday […]
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BESE reviews capital projects, Early Head Start monitoring
Construction of four new schoolhouses should be completed as classes resume in August, education officials announced Wednesday night, but modular buildings are ready just in case. Capital projects, including ground-up school construction, highlighted Wednesday night’s meeting in New Orleans of the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. The board meets periodically in New Orleans […]