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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.
Broken air conditioner delays Bricolage Academy students’ return to campus
District and school officials said ventilation components of the HVAC system were not part of the problem. The building is properly ventilated, they said. It’s just too hot.
OPSB rolls forward property tax rate, adopts new process for charter approvals
In COVID-19 update, officials say that about 38 percent of students have opted to stay home.
Backpacks, masks and temperature checks: NOLA Public Schools’ youngest students return to the classroom
Twelve New Orleans public schools are reopening for in-person classes this week. Students have been at home since March.
Virtual learning resumes Wednesday, NOLA Public Schools announces
Hurricane Sally delayed the district's plan to return to in-person learning. Schools can open to students Thursday.
NOLA Public Schools cancels virtual class Tuesday due to Hurricane Sally
The first three days of in-person class had already been cancelled. The storm is expected to linger over the Gulf Coast on Tuesday.
City, NOLA public schools to remain in phase two, as rest of state moves into phase three
Gov. John Bel Edwards announced the state will move to phase 3 Friday, but details were limited.
Schools forge ahead with reopening, but watching data closely after Labor Day crowds
Pre-kindergarten through fourth grade students will return to public schools Sept. 14 through Sept. 25.
Emails: 25 school employees at 19 New Orleans public schools have tested positive for coronavirus over summer
The NOLA Public Schools district is set to begin its phased in-person reopening in a little over a week.
NOLA Public schools no longer focused on daily case counts to make reopening decisions
The news comes as the city has seen an increase in new daily cases over the past week. The district says it is shifting its focus to testing positivity rates, which remain low.
