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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.

Hornets, Saints team up to help with recruitment and literacy drives; LEAP tests loom

by Amy Holiday February 8, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Gala on 'Oz' theme anchors fundraising drive; campus move proves trouble-free

by Yomi Akinyemi February 7, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Board meeting agenda released

by Charter Schools Editor February 6, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

New retirement plan and techno contract are under study; public presses for transparency

by Kelsey Foster February 2, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Board approved to take over two additional schools, but delays final decision

by Yomi Akinyemi February 2, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Interim ANet scores reveal weakness in mathematics; principal evaluations about to begin

by Marta Jewson February 2, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Move to new school gains momentum; 8th-graders dream of D.C.; LEAP tests loom

by Julissa Gonzales February 1, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Wilson asks for modular classrooms as board debates rate of expansion and school takeovers

by Michael Patrick Welch February 1, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Parents meet new school leaders

by Jessica Williams January 31, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Supplemental services hired in struggle to raise school's performance score; takeover feared

by Marta Jewson January 31, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

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