KIPP leadership to vote on returning to Orleans school board
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
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.
Crescent Leadership Academy considers ‘learning communities’
Board holds meeting despite not having a quorum physically present.
Morris Jeff board considering policy changes
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.
Ben Franklin looking to raise money for eastern New Orleans bus
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.
