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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.
Wilson school to upgrade energy system
Principal reports that bulk of fourth and eighth graders are reading below their grade level.
Military school’s new building 80 percent finished
New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy will be getting more money than last year in per-pupil funding.
School to serve alcohol at its fundraiser
Audubon board votes to allow beer and wine sales at fall festival despite principal's opposition.
Pre-K classes hurt Audubon’s finances
School charges parents for pre-kindergarten classes, but still has a deficit there.
Sci High may revise budget higher
School has 393 students now, but is hoping for 410.
Morris Jeff board considers charter amendments
School budget currently showing a net loss of about $20,000.
International High School looking for new leader
New school building may also be in the cards for CBD charter.
Bids rejected for new Lake Forest site
Bids are high, possibly because of other construction demand in the city.
Documents indicate that Friends of King CEO didn’t sign contracts with family members
Doris Roché-Hicks apparently didn't sign contracts with her family members, which would clear her from one set of legal concerns about their employment. But there are discrepancies between copies and originals of the same documents, and charter officials won't discuss why they're different.
