Despite Warren Easton High officials' concerns last month that Orleans Parish school officials were moving too slow, the district has agreed to tackle masonry and waterproofing this summer.
Old McDonogh 7 building on Milan Street is better than the Carrollton courthouse, but it also has major shortcomings, parents say.
The school's academic chief says students at the D school were scoring higher than average on Achievement Network tests as they prepared for LEAP.
Because the money was returned, police are pursuing forgery rather than theft charges.
Col. Bill Davis, commandant for the Federal City charter school, said Sen. Mary Landrieu is expected to serve as a guest speaker for the April 8 event.
Beginning next school year, Hynes will implement a plan to lengthen English Language Arts instruction by shortening the time spent on math.
The federal No Child Left Behind law mandates that children at failing schools are given the opportunity to attend better ones. But more than seven years into the New Orleans choice experiment, schools are so academically anemic that the transfer options aren't much better — and in some cases, they're just as bad.
Last month, CODOFIL leader asked the school to get written assurances from at least 10 teachers by March 15 to demonstrate a “good-faith effort.”
State law bars people from working for the state while holding elected office. But it's complicated.
