Board offers $10,000 finder’s fee in search for new Sylvanie Williams principal
Founding principal Heidi Campbell to step down at the end of the school year.
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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.
Military Academy board celebrates performance scores
The school, which does not have a senior class yet, earns a B grade in state scoring.
Founding member resigns from New Beginnings
Carla Major follows several other longtime members who left.
ReNEW looks for changes in scoring for alternative schools
Schools for students with special circumstances do not perform well in state evaluations under current criteria.
Lagniappe Academies searching for a new home
A move into the former St. Rose de Lima site on Bayou Road is being discussed.
Audio: For some students at New Orleans’ best schools, just getting there is a challenge
Of the seven A schools in the city, just one buses its students. That means some students fortunate enough to get into one of the best schools must take hours-long rides on public transportation, making them and their parents uneasy.
Lycée Français may extend CEO’s contract another year
Board will hold a special meeting next week to consider extension for Keith Bartlett.
NOCP’s vote to stay under RSD skirted Open Meetings Law
Board members knew they were going to take a vote but didn't put the item on the agenda.
Lake Forest to hold Common Core meeting for parents on Friday
Rising retirement costs may prompt school to withdraw from state system.
Plessy principal’s departure initiated by school board, president says
Board held two special meetings to discuss principal's performance, and picked a successor at one of them.
