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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.

ReNEW hires former Jefferson superintendent in response to testing, special-ed violations

State required the network to hire a consultant to comply with corrective-action plan after cheating.
by Marta Jewson February 18, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

Algiers Charter Schools assigns test-coordinator at each of its six schools

The move to assign responsibility is in addition to the monitors the network pledged to hire.
by Marta Jewson February 18, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

FirstLine close, but not quite ready to return campuses to School Board control

Three of five schools have improved enough to leave the Recovery School District.
by Amira Francis February 1, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

Interim head of Algiers charter schools network to earn $175,000 salary

Interim chief heads into first board meeting with one school facing major student and funding shortfall.
by Marta Jewson January 28, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

11 charters under standard review win favor of State Department of Education

Seven schools recommended for renewal, and four others get necessary one-year extension.
by Marta Jewson January 6, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

Ben Franklin High School’s board to begin contract negotiations with new CEO

by Marta Jewson December 8, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019

Karr band program, others, didn’t get usual listing on the citywide OneApp form

New review process prevented inclusion on the applications that were made available last week.
by Marta Jewson November 11, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019

Editor’s note: Firstline renames Dibert School with move to new Wheatley campus

by Marta Jewson October 26, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019

Editor’s note: John Dibert relocates, renamed Phillis Wheatley Community School

by Marta Jewson October 26, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019

KIPP passes measure to take on debt for construction if RSD comes through with land

by Marta Jewson October 15, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019

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