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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]