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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.

Audit finds ReNEW Schools in good financial shape

School leaders exercised more control over their own budgets, which helped the charter network's finances.
by Thomas Thoren January 10, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

Lycée Francais board releases January 13 meeting agenda

LFNO releases Jan. 13 agenda
by Charter Schools Editor January 10, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

State flags standardized test problems at 17 New Orleans schools in 2012-13

Most of the problems were small-scale plagiarism, according to a report.
by Jessica Williams January 9, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

RSD’s school closure process has uneven effect on students at failing schools

Based on 2013 test scores, are the students who left the Recovery School District’s four failing schools in better academic environments than before? If they left Mays and Henderson, they generally are. But not if they left Abramson and Johnson.
by Jessica Williams January 8, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

You want local, elected school boards? Charter-based voting would do it

Other states are pioneering different ways of bringing electoral control to charter school management. Would they work here?
by Jessica Williams January 7, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

Citizens Committee for Education releases Jan. 6 board meeting agenda

The board oversees Home A. Plessy Community School.
by Charter Schools Editor January 3, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

Carver students, parents protest schools’ discipline policies at December board meeting

"They talk to us like fifth-graders and we’re ninth-graders," said one student.
by Kelsey Foster December 31, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

Crescent City Schools board loosens rules on midyear budget adjustments

But the board didn't comply with state law when it failed to solicit public comment before two votes.
by Jessica Williams December 30, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

With bump from F to D, Singleton wins charter renewal for three more years

by April Siese December 30, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

McDonogh City Park Academy could leave state teachers pension system

Factoring into the school board's decision: whether it will join a charter network.
by Mallory Lindsly December 28, 2013 Updated November 7, 2019

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