36 RSD charter schools now eligible to return to local School Board control
Charter leaders have two months to decide whether to return to Orleans Parish School Board oversight.
Author: Marta Jewson
- About Marta Jewson
- Marta Jewson covers education in New Orleans for The Lens. She began her reporting career covering charter schools for The Lens and helped found the hyperlocal news site Mid-City Messenger. Jewson returned to New Orleans in the fall of 2014 after covering education for the St. Cloud Times in Minnesota. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with majors in journalism and social welfare and a concentration in educational policy studies. Jewson has covered New Orleans schools for 15 years through the nation's largest education reform experiment. She was a founding member of the outlet's Charter School Reporting Corps and was instrumental in holding schools accountable to sunshine laws during the rapid expansion of charter schools in the city.
Tax to help schools runs into static because RSD would get some money
Next month, New Orleans voters will decide whether to extend an expiring property tax that finances repairs to public school buildings, but the measure is facing resistance from unlikely people: some members of the Orleans Parish School Board. Indeed, three out of the seven members voted against even sending the question to voters. That’s because the measure takes millions of dollars now controlled by the School Board and puts them in the hands of the Recovery School District, even though the state-run district isn’t mentioned anywhere in the ballot proposition.
Seven of 20 teachers have resigned from Nelson Charter since school year began
The principal also parted ways with the school this month, though the New Beginnings charter network CEO would provide no details.
Nelson Charter School principal out of her job since last week, New Beginnings confirms
The four-school charter organization has seen turnover at the top of every campus in past two years.
Ethics Board: Friends of King CEO Doris Hicks, 3 relatives violated nepotism law
The Louisiana Board of Ethics has filed charges against Friends of King Schools CEO Doris Hicks and three relatives after finding them in violation of state law aimed to prevent nepotism. The action follows a Lens story that reported Hicks had hired six family members.
If elected judge, Ruth Ramsey says she would make everyone feel welcome in Civil District Court
She said filing fees should be waived more often because poor people can’t afford them.
In re-election bid, Chris Bruno emphasizes efficiency in handling cases in Civil District Court
Recovery School District, charters embarking on a unique year in spotlight
As of this academic year, the RSD is out of the business of directly running schools. All the schools under its auspices are now charters, and the national education world's attention is on how this first-of-its-kind arrangement will work. The Lens is teaming up with The Hechinger Report to report on the intricacies of something that's called a district but is made up of myriad independent schools.
Charter group CEO offered three-year contract with added pay for meeting key goals
New Beginnings chief had been working on a month-to-month basis for a year as network explored contract issues.
A year after turmoil, Lycee Francais gives new CEO a 20% raise for bringing stability
New French accreditation and educational partnership cited by board in boosting pay to $110,000.
