Einstein could lose two charter schools over its busing dispute with the school district
The school district could look for another organization to run the schools or let one start up new schools in their place.
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.
Harney charter school is in trouble with the Orleans Parish school district for financial management
The school district wants to know whether it still has a side contract with its chief financial officer, which is the subject of a state ethics investigation.
Plessy Community School hires interim head of school for permanent post
Larisa Gray turned down the job, so Meghan Raychaudhuri will assume the top spot permanently.
Singleton Charter School gets official warning for standardized test cheating, other irregularities
The Y has changed its tune after denying the problem last fall.
DA drops three-year-old case against former school employee accused of molesting boy
The case had been delayed 19 times. At the last court date, the alleged victim was unwilling to testify, the DA’s office said.
Moton’s charter could be revoked for failing to identify children who need special education
The school district warned the school in August that it had to fix the problem.
Judge blocks Einstein Charter School’s attempt to depose superintendent
The Orleans Parish School Board sued the charter network over its transportation policy.
Auditors raise questions about financial management at Harney charter school
Parents, protesters picket Einstein Charter Schools over lack of busing
The Orleans Parish School Board sued Einstein for failing to provide transportation, but the group argues public transit vouchers are good enough.
Charter board delays action on Coghill teachers’ request for union recognition
It's the fifth school to undergo a union drive in recent years.
