‘It’s good to see all the love that my baby had’: New Orleans second-lines for Damiri Eves
Students, teachers and neighbors gathered near Norman Mayer Library to remember the 14-year-old Abramson student and band member.
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Schools
Reporting on education in New Orleans and across Louisiana. This category explores how policies, leadership, and community voices shape the experiences of students, teachers, and families—covering everything from classroom challenges to school reforms and success stories.
SNAP cuts could threaten free school meals; New Orleans marks Black Education History Week.
Changes to federal food assistance and a new recognition of Black education history raise important questions about students, schools, and the history taught in New Orleans classrooms.
After three-year push by BE NOLA, Black Education History Week is established in New Orleans
The initiative brings New Orleans’ Civil Rights and education history to life during the third week of November with field trips, reenactments and social events.
As one in five Louisiana families lose SNAP, N.O. schools brace for free lunch impact
More than 90% of Orleans public schools automatically offer free breakfast and lunch to all students due to high SNAP enrollment rates. With Louisiana SNAP cutting 1 in 5 recipients, school cafeterias could also be serving fewer free meals.
Damiri Eves, Abramson student killed by pickup in Gentilly, had just turned 14
Abramson Sci Academy and the Gentilly community mourn 14-year-old band student Damiri Eves, tragically killed in a traffic collision on his mini-bike.
Katrina 21: Care forgot. We didn’t.
Twenty-one years after Katrina, New Orleans is still here — not because we can take a beating, but because we keep choosing one another.
Louisiana balloon release ban inspires Sci High students to rethink tradition
Environmental science students are exploring affordable alternatives that honor loved ones while protecting wildlife, waterways and local infrastructure.
When the school closes, what happens to the community?
On empty seats, full buildings and who gets left holding them.
Behind The Lens Podcast: Clean slate and school bells (audio)
These Louisiana K-12 school jobs won’t come with a state stipend this year
A firm number of employees affected depends on school staffing plans that are still being finalized
