State standardized testing returns to campus next month in-person
Virtual students must test on campus but some schools are offering expanded options.
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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.
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.
Nearly 3,000 NOLA Public Schools staff vaccinated
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.
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.
Police investigating alleged embezzlement at Warren Easton Charter High School
Financial audit accuses a former employee of stealing $70,000 from student activity funds.
NOLA Public Schools warns Rooted School over grading scale
Over its first four years, Rooted used a grading scale that did not include ‘D’s. That changed Monday.
1,000 teachers to be vaccinated this week, district officials say
The district has conducted 850 truancy checks amid the pandemic, as enrollment and attendance are down.
NOLA Public Schools COVID-19 cases drop after holiday as high school students return to campus
Teachers are newly eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Teachers, daycare staff eligible for vaccine beginning Monday
Edwards adds nearly 500,000 to vaccine eligible list. Meanwhile, freezing weather has delayed this week's shipments to Louisiana and throughout the country.
