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.
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Lycée Français community squabbles anew, this time over adding out-of-sequence grades
A member acknowledges that the prior board yielded to cronyism in agreeing to the add the grades ahead of schedule.
Public hearing today: Encore Academy reviews budget as it prepares for move to St. Roch
Einstein Charter projected budget grows by $1.2 million in the coming year
NOMMA budget hearing is tonight, just ahead of board meeting: public is welcome
Hearing May 22: New Beginnings schools find various ways to budget a revenue windfall
Money will plug deficits, fill reserves and add support staff at four charter schools: Gentilly Terrace, Medard Nelson, New Tech and Pierre Capdau.
Easton budget for next year reflects slight revenue dip, following this year’s windfall
Audubon Charter School forecasts $200,000 deficit for next school year
Most of it is due to equipment upgrades so the school can administer a new standardized test.
Live blog Friday: What’s the future of John McDonogh High School?
Alumni, advisory groups to talk about what will happen when the school reopens after renovations.
Ben Franklin High School board votes to recognize teachers’ union
The school will collectively bargain with teachers after 85% said they wanted to join a union.
