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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.

NOLA Public Schools adopts CDC’s guidelines lowering distancing requirements

Cases among school staff, students remain low in the latest district update.
by Marta Jewson March 22, 2021 Updated March 22, 2021

OPSB supports legislation giving superintendent less power in state law

If Bouie’s bill passes with an OPSB-proposed amendment, the board would have more power. But nothing would necessarily change.
by Marta Jewson March 19, 2021 Updated March 19, 2021

New Orleans lawmaker’s bill could give Orleans Parish School Board more say in charter contracts

OPSB members talk finances, ongoing high school audit work at Tuesday meeting.
by Marta Jewson March 16, 2021 Updated March 19, 2021

NOLA Public Schools: Two charter networks violated state law on background checks

The district required the schools to terminate the employee.
by Marta Jewson March 16, 2021 Updated March 16, 2021

COVID-19 cases in schools tick up and quarantines triple over last week

Officials said more than 3,300 educators have been vaccinated through district partnerships.
by Marta Jewson March 15, 2021 Updated March 15, 2021

State standardized testing returns to campus next month in-person

Virtual students must test on campus but some schools are offering expanded options.
by Marta Jewson March 15, 2021 Updated March 15, 2021

Bricolage Academy board takes first look at educators’ union drive

The board met with its lawyers for an hour but did not take public comment.
by Marta Jewson March 10, 2021 Updated March 13, 2021

Nearly 3,000 NOLA Public Schools staff vaccinated

by Marta Jewson March 8, 2021 Updated March 8, 2021

NOLA Public Schools hopes to pilot ‘Early Warning System’ aimed at keeping students in school

Student data can help identify those in trouble of not graduating on time.
by Marta Jewson March 3, 2021 Updated March 5, 2021

Over 1,500 New Orleans school staff receive vaccine as cases connected to local schools remain low

NOLA Public Schools district expects 3,000 staffers to have gotten their first doses by the end of this week.
by Marta Jewson March 2, 2021 Updated March 2, 2021

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