Federal appeals court affirms denial of immunity for prosecutors who used fake subpoenas
Judges said that the DA's office may still prevail with an immunity defense, but they did not agree with the arguments they presented.
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New Orleans public schools will finish the year remotely, return circumstances unknown
The district also shared an initial financial forecast.
City tries to get in line with new federal leave policies
A Cantrell Administration memo from last week includes similar guidelines for employee leave, following rules set out by new federal law.
The path to reopening: More testing, contact tracing needed to safely restart the state
The governor hopes to begin the reopening process soon, but the state says it still needs hundreds of workers to implement a contact tracing program.
Survey: Schools throughout the state now offering distance learning, but many lack resources
Several New Orleans charter schools ask the state for more support.
Absent exams and letter grades, charter school accountability is certain to be different next year. But it’s not yet clear how.
State letter grades are high-stakes for every district. But that’s especially true in New Orleans, where they are key to whether charter schools can continue to operate.
Major labor union threatens to cancel convention in New Orleans if Convention Center doesn’t address local workers’ demands for relief
A local pressure campaign to force the Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Convention Center to use its reserve funds for coronavirus worker relief funding is starting to affect the center’s business.
Orleans Public Defenders announce furloughs in face of decreased revenue due to coronavirus
The cuts will affect about 67 employees.
Lusher kindergarten lottery — delayed due to coronavirus outbreak — now scheduled for next week
The lottery will not be open to the public. But the Uptown charter school will post a video and provide results to parents by May 1.
A year after graduation scandal, Kennedy High’s governing board prepares to shut down
Class of 2020, which includes some students who expected to graduate last year, will miss out on graduation ceremony due to COVID-19 school shutdown.
