Study: OneApp’s half-mile ‘priority’ is more likely to benefit white, higher-income students
About 15 percent of high-income kindergarten applicants had the priority for a high-demand school, compared to 8.7 percent of low-income applicants.
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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.
J.C. Romero tops OPSB incumbent Leslie Ellison in school board races
Ellison lost by 10 points after nearly winning outright in November.
NOLA Public Schools to present charter renewal slate Tuesday
One-third of the 18 schools up for renewal have D or F letter grades.
Nearly half of NOLA Public Schools campuses have a COVID-19 case, 839 quarantining
Two schools reported more than 100 people quarantining.
OPSB approves $70k to continue ‘Safe Routes to School’ work with city
The program provides crossing guards and trains P.E. teachers to educate students on traffic safety.
Some schools pivot to virtual as third wave of COVID-19 cases strikes
Cases in schools tripled last week as officials urged caution over the Thanksgiving holiday.
COVID-19 cases more than triple in New Orleans schools, 716 quarantining
The district is tracking 54 active cases across 27 schools.
Religious schools that took federal pandemic aid now subject to more federal anti-discrimination suits
A 13-year-old girl with cerebral palsy and her mother are suing two New Orleans Catholic schools for allegedly refusing to admit or accommodate her. Their lawyer says that because the schools took PPP loans, they lost their religious exemptions to many federal requirements.
OPSB equity audit underway, 3 schools earn automatic renewal
Officials also discussed the process for school renaming at a Tuesday OPSB committee meeting.
Study: Families benefit from more school information when applying to OneApp
The researchers provided some families with growth data, a relatively new state measure that accounts for student academic growth year over year.
