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.
Singleton test scores jump; red ink from a year ago now mopped up
Board's curiosity is provoked when principal reports that five students were suspended for "gambling."
Strong test performance lofts military charter into ranks of city’s elite schools
Academy defies military-school stereotype by maintaining expulsion rate of zero.
Enrollment expected to rise by 100 as Encore adds classes and moves to new campus
How much the rent on the new school will be is still up in the air.
Warren Easton school clinic expands hours of service and next fall may see faculty as well
The facility, launched by Tulane's Department of Pediatrics, is now under new management.
Unexpected computer costs send Audubon Charter budget back to the drawing board
Board authorizes KIPP network to take charge of cafeteria food.
Thinking about college begins early at Lake Forest Elementary; budget hearing scheduled
Enrollment projected at 550 as the school transitions to new facility on Lake Forest Boulevard.
Enrollment jump boosts Einstein budget by $1.2 million; public is a no-show at hearing
Spending category with biggest increase — 67% — is in support of programming for gifted students.
Einstein Charter plans to deepen its roots in eastern New Orleans; seeks students, funding
Board recruitment also under way. Members urge special outreach to Vietnamese and African-American communities.
Addition of sixth grade and efforts to recruit at-risk students dominate Lycée board meeting
Plans to use the Cabildo as the base of a six-week program on the French Quarter have been put on hold, as the building undergoes renovation.
