‘Wake Up and Learn’ Mayor, Superintendent call on community to help improve student attendance
Attendance rates are down and chronic absenteeism is on the rise as the pandemic carries on.
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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 School COVID-19 cases inch down as students return to campus
Students returned to school Monday after a three-week campus closure.
NOLA Public Schools K-8 students can return to campus Monday
The announcement comes as the city moves to a modified phase two.
NOLA Public Schools COVID-19 cases continue to decline as schools remain closed to in-person classes
The case declines among students and school staff follow a pattern of improving numbers in the city.
Scholarship students at SUNO describe broken promises, unexplained charges
University officials confirmed problems with a handful of scholarships this year, but it’s not yet clear if they are more widespread. SUNO is conducting an audit.
NOLA Public Schools suspends COVID-19 testing, pending state review
FDA warns of false negatives with the test the school district was using.
NOLA Public Schools to remain virtual-only for now
Though city health data has improved, officials say there is more work to be done.
K-12 enrollment down statewide, in Orleans Parish
Declines seen across the state. Lower enrollment in pre-K, kindergarten accounted for about half of the enrollment drops, officials said.
NOLA Public Schools COVID-19 cases decline; announcement on reopening could come this week
District officials have said Thursday is the earliest they will evaluate health data.
Thousands of NOLA Public Schools students ‘chronically absent’ amid pandemic
Officials say absenteeism goes up when more students are in virtual school.
