Leaders discuss holding an end-of-year ‘celebration’ despite the fact that its closure is was precipitated by poor student performance.

E-rate reimbursement is slow, too, as officials from the federal program review how ReNEW is using the telecommunications dollars.

About 82 percent of students at the A school qualify for the federal free and reduced price lunch program.

The checks were written to an organization led by the school’s former business manager.

Parents at Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orléans have the opportunity to hear Caroline Roemer Shirley deliver ‘Charter Schools 101’ at Tuesday night’s PTO meeting. Roemer Shirley is the executive director of the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools. Her organization stepped in to aid Lycée at the request of state Superintendent John White amid parents’ cries to […]

New Orleans Science and Mathematics High School leaders are embarking on a five-month budgeting process. Co-principals Claire Jecklin and Chana Benenson, along with School Finance Director Claudia Kent told members of Sci High governing board Feb. 21 that the 2013-14 estimated budget will be based on 375 students. Sci High’s enrollment has fluxuated between 368 […]

The state counts students on Oct. 1 and Feb. 1 to determine how much money to reimburse the school for student expenses.

Only four of 18 French exchange teachers at the charter say they are willing to stay next year.

Board president apologizes, says it is highly unusual for the doors to the meeting to be locked.

Memphis and Baton Rouge are possible locations, president says.