Category: Schools
October LFNO Board meeting agenda released
See the agenda for the October 10 Board meeting here.
Board meeting moved to Wednesday evening
The Lusher Charter school board meeting for October has been moved to Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 6 p.m. It had been previously scheduled for Oct. 15 at 10 a.m.
Board moves meeting to 6pm Wednesday, Oct. 12
The Lusher Charter School Board meeting for October has been moved to Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 6pm. It had been previously scheduled for Saturday 10am.
Interim Board meeting scheduled
The NOLA 180 Board will meet at 5pm on Monday, in addition to their regularly scheduled meeting at the end of the month. Review the meeting agenda here.
OPEN plans community forum on education
By Jessica Williams, The Lens staff writer | In culmination of a yearlong effort to get community members to engage in education issues, the Orleans Public Education Network is hosting a roundtable discussion Saturday dubbed Let the Circle Be Unbroken. This event marks the end of the organization’s One Step community-engagement campaign, though a spokeswoman […]
Candidates for state school board stake ground on charter schools, other policies
By Jessica Williams, The Lens staff writer | In preparation for what is undoubtedly the race to watch in the Oct. 22 elections for those interested in public education, District 1 and 2 candidates for the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education on Wednesday addressed the toughest questions facing the New Orleans educational scene. District […]
Cutting suspensions and expulsions called critical to plugging school-to-prison pipeline
John McDonogh High senior Eric Dillard discusses suspension issues at Treme Center gathering. Photo by Jessica Williams. By Jessica Williams, The Lens staff writer | What’s the cause of high suspension and expulsion rates in New Orleans public schools? At a Tuesday night gathering in Treme, public education stakeholders grappled with that question – and […]