Hynes leaders discuss summer remediation, budgeting and post-LEAP celebration
The school's budget figures anticipate a surplus of $70,620 by June 30, despite operating over budget as of March 31.
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Live blog: Lycée to conclude second round of board member interviews
A retired school administrator, an AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust officer, and an ExxonMobil engineer are the last three expected to interview during the 5:30 p.m. meeting.
Future Is Now leader steps off New Orleans charter board amid John Mac budget worries
School leaders never actually sent the fiscal 2013 budget to the state for approval as law requires. They expect to vote on a revision Tuesday morning.
Live blog: Lycée committee interviews three more in effort to fill open board seats
Two committees are racing to make a May 13 deadline to recommend board member and CEO prospects to the full board.
Algiers leaders try to bridge divide between Walker and Landry students prior to merger
Students and community members have expressed fears about turf wars between some students from the two campuses.
Three Lycée CEO candidates have withdrawn their applications
Committee to decide today whether to interview one or two people on Thursday.
Change in state funding formula makes for slight budget deficit; grad rates outpace state, district
Budget concerns dominate meeting, but board is advised of excellent graduation rate as well as perfect immunization program.
FirstLine expects to end budget year with surplus, but new buildings bring added costs
Official projected that the budget year will end with a balance of $506,000 — $100,000 more than expected.
Mays projects pool of red ink as it folds; records forwarded to families, new teachers
McDonogh 42 taking campus but only temporarily. Principal Gentry said families feel they're being "robbed of a neighborhood school."
Louisiana leads U.S. in grading teacher training, but report cards are inconclusive
One problem is that many of Louisiana teacher colleges are too small to provide a statistically meaningful sample. Another challenge: how to compare programs with very different admission standards? A professor of education says, "It’s kind of like having a fire alarm go off in your house, but not knowing where the fire is."
