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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.

OPSB election profile: Districts 3 and 4

Read interviews with the candidates and search through their campaign contributions.
by Marta Jewson October 22, 2020 Updated October 27, 2020

OPSB election profile: Districts 1 and 2

Read interviews with the candidates and search through their campaign contributions.
by Marta Jewson October 21, 2020 Updated October 27, 2020

Orleans Parish School Board election: Who’s giving to the candidates?

More than 20 candidates are competing for seven Orleans Parish School Board seats. Find out who is financing their campaigns.
by Marta Jewson October 21, 2020 Updated October 27, 2020

OPSB committee advances recruitment contract, new transparency measures

The full board is set to meet on Thursday.
by Marta Jewson October 20, 2020 Updated October 20, 2020

Four new COVID-19 cases connected to NOLA Public Schools, 146 quarantining

Transmissions connected to schools in the city appear to remain low. The total number of “active cases” in the district is the same as last week.
by Marta Jewson October 16, 2020 Updated October 16, 2020

Judge orders state, district to set ‘proactive’ compliance before exiting landmark special education settlement

New Orleans public schools have been under a federal consent decree, due to special education problems, since 2015.
by Marta Jewson October 15, 2020 Updated October 15, 2020

Twelve COVID-19 cases, 156 quarantined, as NOLA Public Schools prepare to move to modified phase three

Nearly half of the quarantines resulted from an extracurricular activity.
by Marta Jewson October 8, 2020 Updated October 8, 2020

A report on special education at Bricolage Academy showed serious shortcomings, but it was never presented to the school’s board

Parents obtained a 17-page report on the school months after it was prepared and presented to administrators, and only after hiring a lawyer.
by Marta Jewson October 6, 2020 Updated October 10, 2020

Two COVID-19 cases, 10 quarantining, as the district plans to reopen to older students

NOLA Public Schools officials said the district will remain in phase 2, despite the city’s move to “phase 3.1.”
by Marta Jewson October 1, 2020 Updated October 1, 2020

Entering second year, district’s high school reviews could carry consequences

NOLA Public Schools began reviewing high school student records after a graduation scandal at John F. Kennedy High School in 2019.
by Marta Jewson September 30, 2020 Updated September 30, 2020

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