Easton board looking for ways to send nine students to youth farm
School said it doesn't have funds for urban farm in City Park, but now it's looking at alternatives.
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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.
ARISE gets ready for new school year in two buildings
ARISE takes over Mildred Osborne Charter School this year as a second campus.
Crescent Leadership Academy wants to separate younger and older students
School looking for space close by so younger students don't pick up bad behavior from older ones.
Sewerage and Water Board to start billing New Orleans schools for water use
Schools haven't been billed for water since Hurricane Katrina.
Bricolage board passes $1.4 million budget for first year of operation
School will operate out of Touro Synagogue, starting Aug. 19.
Einstein board waiting for former Intercultural Charter School’s campus to be fixed
School is taking over Michoud Boulevard campus, but repairs are still ongoing there.
John McDonogh cuts more than $327,000 in teacher pay as students flunk summer school
Only 11 percent of students in McDonogh summer school pass U.S. History; 29 percent pass English II. New principal for 9th graders added at cost of $115,000.
Encore Academy plans for about 100 new students in 2013-14 budget
School is currently operating out of Crocker building on Marengo Street but will probably need a bigger site in future years.
Lycée Français paid more than $40,000 in legal fees over 2012-13 school year
More than $10,000 went to handle public records requests to the charter school.
Lycée Français enters school year with new board and new CEO in place
New CEO Keith Bartlett takes helm of French-curriculum school.
