The federal suit, filed by Coghill’s charter group to stop the takeover, is not scheduled to go to trial until September, months after the district is scheduled to convert it into a direct-run school.
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OPSB committee advances small financial relief for schools, property insurance set to increase
Community members asked for more input in the district’s COVID-19 reopening task force.
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Alternate days, smaller class sizes, schools work through reopening scenarios
Bus service and classroom sizes will depend heavily on what phase New Orleans is in when school starts the first week of August.
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Lessons learned: Remote learning successes and challenges
When the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered schools, educators shifted lessons online
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One year after Kennedy HS graduation scandal, New Beginnings charter group votes to dissolve
In 2004, the charter group was the first to open a Recovery School District takeover school.
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Cap, gown and mask: Kennedy HS seniors graduate in small ceremonies
The school held dozens of mini-ceremonies to ensure families and graduates could hear their senior’s name read aloud.
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Former Kennedy HS principal sues charter group, whistleblower
Brian Gibson was fired last year along with several other administrators at the school.
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New Orleans Parish School Board member could be selected next week
District 5 board member Ben Kleban resigns effective June 15, about seven months shy of the end of his term.
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Early childhood lottery results delayed by COVID-19 closures, district says
Families have until June 5 to verify eligibility information.
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NOLA Public Schools announces COVID-19 task force for reopening schools
Whether schools, which were closed March 13, will begin the school year online or in-person is still to be determined, but officials are planning for multiple scenarios.