Bids rejected for new Lake Forest site
Bids are high, possibly because of other construction demand in the city.
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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.
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.
ARISE Academy OKs loan for bus fleet
Charter system has been running its own bus service since the beginning of the school year.
Collegiate Academies touts benefits to Baton Rouge audience
Charter school operator looking to expand.
Coghill budget sent to state
No vote taken because quorum not at hearing.
ReNEW charter group predicts better ratings
Schools to be open for tours on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Speech about how educators can reach troubled students hits home for principal
Two days ago, The NET Charter High School lost its second student in recent months.
Success Prep seeks solution to building issues
Of the school's 450 students, 70 are special-education students.
Cost of busing students in New Orleans rises as parents exercise school choice
It will cost $30 million to bring students to and from public schools this year, compared to $18 million the year before Katrina. The increase appears to be a consequence of citywide enrollment and the shift from a centrally-run school system. A few schools are working together to negotiate busing contracts.
Is TOPS doomed? No, but sharp course correction needed to avoid Titanic’s fate
Inflated college costs mean that the popular state scholarship program is on track to collide with bankruptcy.
