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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.

Addition of sixth grade and efforts to recruit at-risk students dominate Lycée board meeting

Plans to use the Cabildo as the base of a six-week program on the French Quarter have been put on hold, as the building undergoes renovation.
by Joshua Johnston May 20, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

Lycée Français community squabbles anew, this time over adding out-of-sequence grades

A member acknowledges that the prior board yielded to cronyism in agreeing to the add the grades ahead of schedule.
by Joshua Johnston May 20, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

College entrance rate: city public high grads edge past statewide peers

Nearly 70 percent of 2012 graduates of New Orleans public high schools went on to college, new data show.
by Jessica Williams May 20, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

Public hearing today: Encore Academy reviews budget as it prepares for move to St. Roch

by Stephen Babcock May 20, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

Einstein Charter projected budget grows by $1.2 million in the coming year

by Alyssa Owens May 20, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

NOMMA budget hearing is tonight, just ahead of board meeting: public is welcome

by Joshua Johnston May 20, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

Hearing May 22: New Beginnings schools find various ways to budget a revenue windfall

Money will plug deficits, fill reserves and add support staff at four charter schools: Gentilly Terrace, Medard Nelson, New Tech and Pierre Capdau.
by Della Hasselle May 20, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

Easton budget for next year reflects slight revenue dip, following this year’s windfall

by Della Hasselle May 20, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

Fact-check: Landrieu’s account of improving New Orleans schools mostly accurate

The schools in the Recovery School District have shown the most improvement.
by Jessica Williams May 19, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

Audubon Charter School forecasts $200,000 deficit for next school year

Most of it is due to equipment upgrades so the school can administer a new standardized test.
by Della Hasselle May 16, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

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