OPSB passes $555 million budget
Board members express concerns that central office funding is not sufficient to maintain operations.
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Schools
Reporting on education in New Orleans and across Louisiana. This category explores how policies, leadership, and community voices shape the experiences of students, teachers, and families—covering everything from classroom challenges to school reforms and success stories.
School district’s property insurance increases by 50 percent
The increase comes after several years of severe tropical weather has caused damage in the city.
Audit: Teachers in New Orleans are less likely to be certified
Certified teachers are likely to be more effective teachers, state data shows.
NOLA Public Schools reinstates indoor mask recommendation
District cites Abramson Sci Academy for special education
Abramson officials deny the district’s assertions and requested a retraction.
School Board hears more on enrollment decline
The analysis will help inform the district’s “right-sizing” plan which could include school closures as enrollment declines in the city.
In apparent first, district moves to withhold charter school’s state funding over facility conditions
King Charter School leases a district-owned building.
School Board committee advances more lenient charter renewal proposal
The new policies would help address years when pandemic shutdowns canceled state standardized testing.
School cases rise again in final report
BESE falls one vote shy of passing graduation waiver
LEAP testing requirements were waived in 2020 and 2021. Some argued that current seniors deserve the same break.
