Category
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.
Disagreements on mergers, leadership raise questions over who’s in charge at charters
Education officials have pressed forward with plans to merge two high schools in Algiers over protests from the community. The Algiers Charter School Association has overruled the desires of two schools to return to Orleans Parish oversight. Are charters as responsive to the community as they were envisioned?
Initial success of Einstein’s charter expansion is tied to student enrollment, leaders say
As she prepares to become CEO over both schools, current Einstein principal Shawn Toranto declines to name her successor just yet.
Lycée board vote sets the stage for sweeping leadership change
But the board appears poised to hold CEO interviews behind closed doors.
Tubman charter principal hones in on testing as second year draws to a close
Julie Lause says the school's first year was focused on creating routines and building behavior expectations.
Lagniappe Academies failed to screen employees for criminal histories, audit says
The school corrected the problem this January, official says.
E.P. Harney board decides to meet less often
Instead of meeting the first Monday of every month, the board will now meet every other month.
FirstLine board plans to move Dibert to Wheatley site by 2014-15 school year
The 435-student K-8 school is slated to leave its current location at 4217 Orleans Ave. in July of 2014.
Charges dropped against former Lycée teacher who was removed by police
Darleen Mipro pleaded not guilty to the charges of criminal trespassing and disturbing the peace on Dec. 3, days after her Nov. 30 firing.
Proposal: All Lycée board members must reapply if they want to stay past June
But the school's attorney says he hasn't heard that any current board members wish to apply.
