The program’s need-blind structure means that the most disadvantaged students are hit hardest by reductions.
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What we know about how schools collect COVID data and make quarantine decisions
The NOLA Public Schools district recently criticized a state policy loosening school quarantine guidelines for unvaccinated contacts.
Posted inHurricane Ida
‘We can’t depend on the government’: Mutual aid groups work to fill needs for immigrant communities after Ida
With FEMA cash aid limited to certain groups, grassroots organizations have mobilized to fill unmet needs.
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Ineligible for federal aid, ‘unqualified’ immigrants in disaster zone face enormous barriers to recovery
FEMA provides cash aid only to citizens and ‘qualified immigrants,’ a category that doesn’t include undocumented people, many on temporary visas or DACA recipients.
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RTA Union president alleges retaliatory firing over hurricane hazard pay
Valerie Jefferson says she was fired after asking about an agreement the union inked with the agency for hurricane pay. The RTA denies she was fired for her advocacy and says RTA workers will get the extra pay.
Posted inHurricane Ida
Governor Edwards suspends evictions until Sept. 24
Housing advocates asked Edwards to suspend proceedings in the wake of Hurricane Ida last week.
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Gatherings, evacuations during and after Ida worry epidemiologists as COVID delta surge continues
State shelters are performing COVID tests. But testing is currently scarce in the city.
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Where to get tested for COVID post-Ida
A number of healthcare centers in the area were temporarily closed this week. But some have restarted testing services.
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Health care: Updates on hospital power and what’s open
What we know about available resources as of Friday, Sept. 3.
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After FDA approval, no plans to call for student vaccine mandates at New Orleans-area school districts
The Louisiana Department of Health sets statewide school immunization requirements, but districts can request permission to include additional vaccines for their students. As of Tuesday, St. Tammany, Jefferson, St. Bernard and NOLA Public Schools have no plans to make that request.