Strong test performance lofts military charter into ranks of city’s elite schools
Academy defies military-school stereotype by maintaining expulsion rate of zero.
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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.
Enrollment expected to rise by 100 as Encore adds classes and moves to new campus
How much the rent on the new school will be is still up in the air.
Warren Easton school clinic expands hours of service and next fall may see faculty as well
The facility, launched by Tulane's Department of Pediatrics, is now under new management.
Unexpected computer costs send Audubon Charter budget back to the drawing board
Board authorizes KIPP network to take charge of cafeteria food.
Thinking about college begins early at Lake Forest Elementary; budget hearing scheduled
Enrollment projected at 550 as the school transitions to new facility on Lake Forest Boulevard.
Enrollment jump boosts Einstein budget by $1.2 million; public is a no-show at hearing
Spending category with biggest increase — 67% — is in support of programming for gifted students.
Einstein Charter plans to deepen its roots in eastern New Orleans; seeks students, funding
Board recruitment also under way. Members urge special outreach to Vietnamese and African-American communities.
Louisiana follows experts’ tips to prevent, detect standardized test cheating
Shortcomings are in the number of computers in schools and charters that investigate themselves.
Plagiarism on standardized tests three times higher in New Orleans schools than rest of Louisiana
New Orleans schools continue to have a higher rate of plagiarism on standardized tests than the rest of the state. Two factors could be at play: There could be a greater pressure to succeed, and there are more low-scorers in big cities.
How The Lens reported our latest story on standardized testing in New Orleans
Even using method preferred by the state, New Orleans is an outlier.
