‘Robbed’ Kennedy High School grads get their day in court
Judge certifies Kennedy High School 2019 and 2020 seniors for class action, five years after graduation scandal
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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.
New Orleans’ intensive Center for Resilience closes abruptly
A therapeutic program run by ReNEW will enroll some of the center’s students, but can’t offer the same hospital-level care. That leaves some students without a school that can address their severe behavioral needs.
A concussion and a missing dreadlock
After a teacher held him by his hair, a 13-year-old child was punched by a classmate and suffered a concussion. The teacher had been arrested for a similar classroom incident nine years ago in another parish.
Living Memories
This week, as the Living School moves toward its final graduation, the Class of 2024 mourns the closure of their unique high school — and explains why it mattered.
On the heels of staff non-renewals, Lycée Français teachers win union vote
The win came shortly after a group of teachers were not offered contracts for the next school year, a move that some saw as an unfair effort to undermine the union drive – and possibly jeopardize the integrity of Lycée Français for years to come.
Conditions d’emploi: unionizing at Lycée Français
After Lycée Français teachers began working toward a union, demanding better working conditions, the school’s CEO warned that a union could change the school’s culture. But to the school’s French national teachers, unions are central to the very culture the school emulates.
Let the bargaining begin
In a Tuesday letter to Tulane University president Michael A. Fitts, a group of non-tenured faculty asked him to recognize their new union, Tulane Workers United. An election is likely in early May.
Shoebox Floats Everywhere
After herky-jerky process, Lafayette Academy may stay open.
Parents and students at Lafayette Academy were put through the wringer, as the district yanked its charter, announced it would close, and then reversed that decision, with an 11th-hour proposal to direct-run the school that probably won’t be approved by the school board until late February.
Matthew Kincaid: Strategies that Cede Power to Students
An excerpt from Matthew Kincaid's new book Freedom Teaching.
