The majority of city schools earned a C or a D in the Louisiana Department of Education annual A-F letter grade ratings released Wednesday. The ratings take into account state standardized tests and other factors.
The state identified issues with the schools last year after monitoring them as part of a federal consent decree. They were placed on corrective action plans months ago. It’s not clear why the district waited until last week to respond.
The state’s TOPS scholarship program and state budget formulas handicap less-advantaged students and colleges, and it’s a national trend.
New Beginnings voted to surrender its two charter schools at the end of this year after graduation problems at John F. Kennedy High School.
The civil district court judge also dismissed the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, leaving the Louisiana Department of Education and Kennedy’s charter group, New Beginnings.
The Gentilly Woods elementary school’s principal hinted that she’d discussed charter surrender with the superintendent.
Council of Chief State School Officers’ National Teacher of the Year Rodney Robinson gave district staff an impassioned speech Monday morning.
Plan includes selling or trading off seven vacant buildings the district doesn't need.
If the board doesn’t approve a tax “roll forward,” city schools stand to lose about $9 million, CFO says.
A former deputy superintendent says the audit is a good start, but the district needs to look at more than what is currently planned.
