International School faces opposition in building-renovation plan
Plan discussed to place aluminum windows in Lower Garden District school.
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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.
Algiers charter group holding public hearing about return to school board oversight
ACSA will hold a hearing Tuesday evening and take a vote two days later.
Replacement chosen for Amato at International High School
Nancy Ryan, who served as assistant head of school, chosen as interim replacement while search goes on.
Thefts prompt Einstein to add costly security system
Einstein's extension campus had to hire armed guards for Thanksgiving break after computers were stolen.
Akili Academy’s principal steps down from her job
Crescent City Schools CEO Kate Mehok will assume the role of interim principal
KIPP leadership to vote on returning to Orleans school board
Several schools are eligible to return to Orleans Parish School Board oversight
Harney school gets award from New Orleans education non-profit
Former employee charged with stealing $31,000 from military academy
A school official said he found two checks that Darrell K. Sims wrote to a social organization he founded.
Former schools chief Anthony Amato died Monday morning
He served as the head of International High School of New Orleans, but didn't plan on returning next year.
KIPP New Orleans Schools spent $120,000 on training in Las Vegas
About 185 of KIPP's 440 employees in New Orleans attended a national summit for KIPP staffers in Nevada. The trip cost substantially more than the $69,400 that Friends of King spent on a staff-wide retreat in Biloxi, Miss. But Kipp's nine schools all have money in the bank, while one of Friends of King's two schools posted a $1 million deficit.
