Success Prep leader: School must emphasize science and social studies next school year
Increased focus on reading and math came at a cost on this year’s standardized tests.
Category: Charter Schools
In-depth coverage of New Orleans’ charter school system and its impact on students, families, and communities. This category examines accountability, equity, and outcomes—asking how the city’s experiment in education reform is shaping the future of public schooling.
International High School budget anticipates rise in services for special-ed students
Numbers will remain fluid for a while, but the expectation is that overall enrollment will rise to 500.
Lycée budget reflects new fourth grade, expanded pre-K and off-site classrooms
Need-based, tuition-free seats in the school's pre-K program are not yet filled to capacity.
City Park Academy delays move to year-round schooling, but brass rave about new CMO
Administrative takeover by ReNEW is questioned by one parent, unhappy that the decision was not aired more fully by the board.
Franklin High budget sails through public hearing and is approved by charter board
Conservative enrollment number anticipates the usual attrition in the first month or so of the school year.
Playground at Hynes Charter should be up and running in time for school start in August
Features include an area for tricycle riding, custom landscaping and a small stage.
Hynes Charter School approves expanded budget in anticipation of enrollment increase of 32
Credit for playground donation will cover anticipated spending deficit, according to tentative budget numbers.
Plans for Moton move to a new schoolhouse are in limbo; search for teachers continues
Board takes a careless approach to rules of proper procedure, including provision of documents to the public.
Crescent City charter group expects 2014-15 surplus even after dipping into savings
The charter management organization is awarding itself a 20 percent raise.
Getting in is just the beginning; College Prep looks for ways to make alumni successful
Discussion touches on starting a fund to help with the small, unexpected charges that can bedevil a college student.
