Two days ago, The NET Charter High School lost its second student in recent months.
Author Archives: Jessica Williams
Jessica Williams stays on top of the city's loosely organized collection of public schools, with a special emphasis on charter schools. In 2011 she was recognized by the Press Club of New Orleans for her reporting on charter school transparency and governance. In 2012, she was part of a team that received a National Edward R. Murrow Award for their work following a New Orleans family's recovery after Hurricane Katrina. She graduated from Edna Karr Secondary School in Algiers, and she obtained her bachelor
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Friends of King board hears new expectations for students
Editor of The Lens talks to board about failure to comply with open-meetings requirements.
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Charter school CEO submits new ethics disclosures for relatives’ employment
But the exemption to state nepotism law doesn’t appear to apply for Doris Roché-Hicks’ sister and son-in-law.
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Friends of King Schools plans 2 percent pay cut at Joseph A. Craig Charter School
Craig was on track to post a $671,000 deficit for the last school year. This summer, some Craig employees were laid off.
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Crescent City board faces building issues
Work on some of the buildings continues, even after classes have begun.
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OPSB offers $44 million general fund budget for approval at tonight’s meeting
The increase over last year mostly results from renovations and rental of several floors in the central office.
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Crescent City Charter group looks to the future at board retreat
Charter operator looking at possibility of running schools outside Orleans Parish.
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New Orleans charter school operators turn to Baton Rouge for expansion
Now that the charter movement has matured in New Orleans, there are fewer opportunities to grow.
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Charter leader employs six relatives; two may violate state ethics law
The head of the Friends of King charter school system has hired six relatives, including at least two whose employment appears to violate state ethics laws that ban nepotism. Chief Executive Officer Doris Roché-Hicks employs her sister, daughter, son-in-law, grandson and great niece. She also employs her son-in-law’s brother. State law prohibits the hiring of immediate family members, though not all of these relations meet the definition of “immediate family” in the law.
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