COVID-19 cases drop again in schools as city, district lift restrictions
The district dropped its universal masking recommendation and city officials lifted their vaccination or negative test requirement for certain businesses on Monday.
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School board advances 7 superintendent candidates
The candidates will undergo a more thorough background and reference check and finalists will be interviewed again in the coming weeks.
Reported cases in NOLA Public Schools remain low; quarantines increase
District reports 36 active cases, 93 quarantines.
15 candidates for NOLA Public Schools superintendent to go before OPSB: Read their resumes
The Orleans Parish School Board will interview the candidates on Thursday and Friday.
Six charter groups submit applications to take over closing school buildings
The New Orleans school district’s annual facility siting process is underway and six schools have applied for a new campus.
School district cases low in first post-Mardi Gras snapshot
This week’s low numbers were due in large part to low testing, school breaks during the holiday.
OPSB member John Brown Sr. to resign this week
Brown’s daughter is a candidate for NOLA Public Schools superintendent.
New Orleans public schools recommends masks through March 18
The district’s requirement will last two weeks longer than the city’s, which was lifted Thursday.
Orleans Parish School Board to invite superintendent candidates to interview
The board did not name any specific applicants.
NOLA Public Schools accuses Singleton Charter operator of violating state sunshine laws
The nonprofit dissolved the committee that is supposed to oversee the James M. Singleton Charter School.
