Several schools are eligible to return to Orleans Parish School Board oversight
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Harney school gets award from New Orleans education non-profit
School’s board approves spending for additional teacher for students who struggle with English.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Crescent Leadership Academy considers ‘learning communities’
Board holds meeting despite not having a quorum physically present.
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Morris Jeff board considering policy changes
Teachers union proposes creation of a formal hiring policy.
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IHS looking for replacement for Anthony Amato as school leader
School’s board paying $30,000 to consultant to find new head of school and did not get to vote on selection.
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Ben Franklin looking to raise money for eastern New Orleans bus
Eastern New Orleans parents say rides on public transit are too long.
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Morris Jeff board to take December vote on school governance
School must decide whether to stay under Recovery School District or return to Orleans Parish School Board.