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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.

Four charged with nepotism at Coghill Charter School, state ethics board alleges

Two board members and their family members, who worked at the school, were charged with violating state ethics laws.
by Marta Jewson July 27, 2020 Updated July 27, 2020

Four Orleans Parish School Board members seek reelection as qualifying begins

Newly appointed interim board member is seeking a full term.
by Marta Jewson July 22, 2020 Updated October 27, 2020

NOLA Public Schools will delay in-person classes until early September

Announcement comes amid continued growth in COVID-19 cases in the city and across the state.
by Marta Jewson July 21, 2020 Updated December 18, 2020

Parent group calls for delay to school year amid rising COVID-19 cases

by Marta Jewson July 20, 2020 Updated July 20, 2020

State: Exception to President’s visa ban will allow 70 teachers from abroad

Uptown’s French-curriculum Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orléans faced a staff shortage of up to 35 percent of their teachers due to the virus and President's visa ban.
by Marta Jewson July 16, 2020 Updated July 16, 2020

BESE approves minimum standards for school reopening

Some parents and educators don’t think the measures go far enough while others urged the state to allow local districts to set their own policies.
by Marta Jewson July 14, 2020 Updated December 18, 2020

School buildings may have to stay closed in phase two, district evaluating

District and city officials said they will announce a plan next week.
by Marta Jewson July 14, 2020 Updated December 18, 2020

State board of education to set COVID-19 minimum safety standards for schools Tuesday

Local school systems will have to adopt the minimum standards BESE approves Tuesday. It's unclear exactly how that will work in New Orleans schools.
by Marta Jewson July 13, 2020 Updated July 13, 2020

French teachers bound for Lycée Français unlikely to make start of school year due to Trump visa ban, state agencies say

The French government and local schools hope to get teachers here by January, after the president’s visa ban is set to expire.
by Marta Jewson July 10, 2020 Updated July 10, 2020

‘Is it really safe to reopen schools?’ Educators, parents, students discuss concerns about reopening in virtual town hall

A NOLA Public Schools survey found that only 49% of teachers felt safe to return as of the beginning of June. And COVID-19 infection rates have not improved since.
by Marta Jewson July 9, 2020 Updated July 9, 2020

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