FirstLine’s Live Oak elementary school will close at the end of the school year. FirstLine took over the school in 2018 but officials say it has struggled with under enrollment.
Population growth in New Orleans has not kept up with the expansion of charter schools over the past decade. District officials are considering consolidations and possible closures to address the problem.
Public health experts are highly concerned about omicron spread over the holiday season.
The Orleans Parish School Board also approved one high school’s request to expand to eighth grade.
Cantrell administration to extend proof-of-vaccination requirement for restaurants to include anyone over the age of 5.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School awaits Superintendent Henderson Lewis Jr.’s charter renewal recommendation to come Thursday.
Tulane University and Loyola University are also seeing a rise in cases in recent weeks.
School conducted background checks, but it used the wrong process, according to a warning letter.
A previous ‘renaming study group’ drew criticism for meeting privately to narrow a list of new school name suggestions.
The board’s previous ‘renaming study group’ met privately to review name suggestions, drawing criticism from the school community.
