Carver community eager to move out of modular classrooms
All Collegiate Academies schools have been housed in modular trailers since Hurricane Katrina, leaving parents and school leaders anxious to move into permanent facilities.
Author: Kelsey Foster
Collegiate Academies leader outlines hope for expansion of charter schools to new cities
Among the desired qualities in a new home: availability of programs like Teach for America and The New Teacher Project to staff the schools.
Improvement signs are good as Fannie C. Williams students begin LEAP testing, official says
The school's academic chief says students at the D school were scoring higher than average on Achievement Network tests as they prepared for LEAP.
Walker and Landry merger opponents air frustrations before BESE members
BESE members Kira Orange Jones and Lottie Beebe indicated they were just becoming familiar with the depth of the anti-merger outcry.
E.P. Harney board decides to meet less often
Instead of meeting the first Monday of every month, the board will now meet every other month.
Lacking quorum, Miller-McCoy board hears about new charter school compact
Only six of 13 Miller McCoy Academy board members were present for the school's Feb. 25 board meeting.
Algiers charter board keeps Morgan as CEO, removes the “interim” from his title
Morgan will stay through June 2014 and the board has the option to extend his contract then.
KIPP leaders track recent 70-student loss
The state counts students on Oct. 1 and Feb. 1 to determine how much money to reimburse the school for student expenses.
Collegiate Academies charter leaders discuss expanding into other cities
Memphis and Baton Rouge are possible locations, president says.
